High-tech industries are not equally friendly for establishing
startups. Red Herrings Top 100 Lists provide good evidence for such notion. Rough analysis of
the lists compiled for 2012 shows that 9 out of 27 featured industries were accountable
for 80% of mentioned startups. Computers, software, internet, SaaS, and mobile are at the top.
Below see the table with the detailed results.
Below see the table with the detailed results.
Americas
|
Asia
|
Europe
|
TOTAL
|
Share
|
|
Computers/Software
|
32
|
1
|
23
|
56
|
18%
|
Internet & Services / Online
|
10
|
23
|
13
|
46
|
15%
|
Software
|
16
|
12
|
12
|
40
|
13%
|
Cloud Computing/SaaS
|
10
|
12
|
7
|
29
|
9%
|
Mobile
|
6
|
14
|
9
|
29
|
9%
|
Entertainment & Media
|
3
|
9
|
3
|
15
|
5%
|
Clean Tech
|
4
|
9
|
13
|
4%
|
|
Social Media
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
11
|
4%
|
Telecommunications
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
3%
|
Biosciences/Biomedical/HealthCare/Pharmaceuticals
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
3%
|
|
Marketing/Advertising/PR
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
2%
|
|
Semiconductor
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
2%
|
|
Finance/Banking/Brokerage
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2%
|
|
Hardware
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
2%
|
Life Sciences
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2%
|
|
Other
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
2%
|
|
Communications
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1%
|
Security
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
1%
|
|
Big Data/Storage
|
2
|
2
|
1%
|
||
Consumer Electronics
|
2
|
2
|
1%
|
||
Energy
|
2
|
2
|
1%
|
||
IT Consulting & Services
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1%
|
|
Consulting & services
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
||
Manufacturing
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
||
Medical Devices
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
||
Optoelectronics
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
||
Professional Services
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
||
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