Table 2 Ecosystem maturity model factor classification: final version

Factor

L1

L2

L3

 Exit strategies*

0

1

≥ 2

 Global market*

< 10%

10–40%

> 40%

 Entrepreneurship in universities*

< 2%

2–10%

> 10%

 Culture values for entrepreneurship*

< 0.5

0.5–0.75

> 0.75

 Startup events *

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

 Ecosystem data and research*

N/A

Partial

Full

 Ecosystem generations*

0

1

2

 Mentoring quality

< 10%

10–50%

> 50%

 Bureaucracy

> 40%

10–40%

< 10%

 Tax burden

> 50%

30–50%

< 30%

 Accelerators quality (% success)

< 10%

1–50%

> 50%

 Access to funding in USD/year

< 200M

200M to 1B

> 1B

 Human capital quality

> 20th

15–20th

< 15th

 Technology transfer processes

< 4.0

4.0–5.0

> 5.0

 Methodologies knowledge

< 20%

20–60%

> 60%

 Specialized media players

< 3

3–5

> 5

Relative measured factors (per 1 million inhabitants)

 Number of startups*

< 200

200–1k

> 1k

 Angel funding in number of deals/year*

< 5

5–50

> 50

 High-tech companies presence*

< 2

2–10

> 10

 Access to funding in number of deals/year

< 50

50–300

> 300

 Incubators/tech parks

1

2–5

> 5

 Established companies influence

< 2

2–10

> 10