World Startup Report

Our Mission

Document Document our world’s startup ecosystems through a series of reports detailing the local culture, trends, key players and challenges. Share these reports for free to benefit everyone in the global startup community. Connect Identify and empower local startup activists to become the ambassadors of each ecosystem. Leverage this network of ambassadors to help connect people to each other and to the global startup community.

Who We Are

Bowei Gai Bowei is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and fire starter behind the World Startup Report mission. He was formerly the founder of CardMunch (acquired by LinkedIn). In 2011, his report on China unexpectedly became a viral hit on the internet and it inspired him to do more to help others in need. World Startup Report mission is his way to give back to the world startup community. Follow @Bowei Volunteers The World Startup Report traveling team is made up of many accomplished Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs. Between us, we have successfully raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and helped hundreds of startups around the world. There are many other volunteers behind the working tirelessly to make World Startup Report a reality. You can meet them here. Follow @WorldStartupRpt Dave McClure Dave McClure the founding partner of 500Startups and an avid startup traveler through his Geeks-On-A-Plane program. Dave is one of the most well known international seed investors with over 450 investments to date. Dave is an advocate behind of the World Startup Report project and will be joining us in a number of talks (and maybe stops!) along the way. Follow @DaveMcclure Brad Feld Brad is a managing director at Foundry Group and a co-founder of TechStars. Brad is also the author of Startup Communities, one of the most well known books on how to create a startup ecosystem. Brad is an advocate behind the World Startup Report project and will be joining us in a number of talks along the way. Follow @bfeld