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The GSER leverages the largest quality-controlled dataset in the industry, analyzing data from over 5 million companies across 350+ entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems. Built on over a decade of Startup Genome’s independent research and policy expertise, and driven by a consortium of representatives spanning 65+ countries, the report provides insights on key trends, investment flows, and policy strategies driving entrepreneurial success. 

APEXE - standing for ‘Aptitudes and Policies for Exponential Entrepreneurship’ - offers a pioneering data-driven framework designed to help countries measure their startup ecosystem potential and effectiveness. The rankings are driven by an innovative set of factors which determine the degree a country has translated its potential into exponential entrepreneurship.

Compelling new insights include the notable decline in global VC funding, the sharp decrease in Exit Values, the scarcity of IPOs, the resilience of Cleantech investments, and the surge in Generative AI funding. The report also offers insights into the evolving dynamics of Series A funding, with a potential modest recovery in early-stage investment observed in Q1 2024.