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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 3 Ecosystem maturity model: summarized version

From: A maturity model for software startup ecosystems

Maturity factor

M1 nascent

M2 evolving

M3 mature

M4 self-sustainable

Exit strategies

None

A few

Several M&A few IPO

Several M&A and IPO

Entrepreneurship in universities

< 2%

2–10%

10%

≥ 10%

Angel funding

Irrelevant

Irrelevant

Some

Many

Culture values for entrepreneurship

< 0.5

0.5–0.6

0.6–0.7

> 0.7

Specialized media

No

A few

Several

Plenty

Ecosystem data and research

No

No

Partial

Full

Ecosystem generations

0

0

1–2

≥ 3

Events

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

>Daily