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Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs

The inaugural list covers 125 hubs in 21 countries. Plus: how a Munich lab helps businesses grow; Barcelona’s welcoming and accessible programmes; UK advice networks counter fall in funds; the value of university-business links; and how to flourish beyond the capital

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Top start-up hubs reinvent the model for European tech sector needs
The UK heads the FT/Statista/Sifted ranking with the most hubs, followed by Germany and Spain
Interactive FT ranking: Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs
View the top business incubator and accelerator programmes, based on alumni feedback, and customise the tables according to your priorities
UnternehmerTUM tops ranking of Europe’s leading start-up hubs
The Munich-based lab has ambitions to turn Germany into one of the main centres for early-stage companies
The UK’s support network of hubs helps young companies grow
SETsquared, the number three start-up centre in Europe, follows a low-pressure approach to nurture a business
Turning ideas into technology: the value of university-business links
Knowledge intensive companies can benefit from their co-location with strong academic centres
Euro tech hubs find ways to flourish beyond capital cities alone
VC money may be further away but regional start-up centres bank on local strengths to attract entrepreneurs

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