Ethan Floyd

is Consulting Attorney at L2 Counsel. He represents a wide range of investors, venture capitalists, and investment banks in the buying and selling of companies. He has also has experience assisting a variety of businesses at all stages of their life cycles. A graduate of University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Ethan is now a corporate lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Recent Articles by Ethan Floyd

Emerging Market and Legal Trends in the Top Five Global Startup Ecosystems

The recently published Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 ranks the top global startup ecosystems by metrics including performance, funding, connectedness, talent, and knowledge to highlight the winning startup cities worldwide. In a league of their own, this year’s top five global startup ecosystems have a combined value of $1.5 trillion, 1.7 times the remaining top ecosystems. Silicon Valley maintains the #1 ranking, a position it has held since 2012, when rankings were first released. Meanwhile, New York remains at #2, although now tied with London. And finally, Beijing is at #4, and Boston is at #5. Tel-Aviv and Los Angeles rounded out the top seven. The 2020 analysis includes almost 300 ecosystems, up from 60 in 2018 and 150 in 2019. It ranks the top 40 global startup ecosystems and 100 emerging startup ecosystems.

July 17, 2020

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