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Three Canadian cities on Top 20 Startup Ecosystems list

Two are in Ontario

November 22, 2012

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Startup Genome has released a global ranking of Startup Ecosystems and three of the top 20 entrepreneurial cities are in Canada. The ranking is based on eight components: startup output, funding, company performance, talent, support infrastructure, entrepreneurial mindset, trendsetting tendencies and ecosystem differentiation. Toronto is eighth, Vancouver is ninth and Waterloo, Ont.---the only small city on the list---punches above its weight class at 17th. Here are the top 10:

1. Silicon Valley
2. Tel Aviv
3. Los Angeles
4. Seattle
5. New York City
6. Boston
7. London
8. Toronto9. Vancouver10. Chicago

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