The OECD Start-ups Database: A new lens on the global entrepreneurial ecosystems

Marius Berger, Sara Calligaris, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Hélène Dernis, Andrea Greppi, Dmitri Kirpichev and Alfonso Muñoz Alvarado

No 2026/04, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper introduces the OECD Start-ups Database, a new global micro-level dataset tracking nearly 4.5 million start-ups founded between 2000 and 2025. Integrating proprietary and public sources, it offers a rich and standardised view of entrepreneurial activity worldwide, with detailed information on financing rounds, intellectual property, founding teams, financial indicators, and exit events. The paper documents the database construction process, methodological choices, and validation procedures, and then presents stylised facts and cross-country trends in start-up activity. The OECD Start-ups Database is benchmarked against national and international datasets to assess coverage and reliability, promoting transparency on its scope, strengths, and limitations.

Keywords: funding; innovation; start-ups; venture capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G24 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-03-04
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