6. Barcelona
Market reach: 24%
If you search for a perfect combination of money and talents, then you should definitely consider Barcelona as the top place for a startup. It has the fifth highest percentage of startup founders over 30. Moreover, its early-stage funding growth index is 4.7, whereas global connection rate is a little bit above the average with 6.4.
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