... venture capital, quality of startup infrastructure, tax and legal environments, level of digitization, role of investors, and key macroeconomic indicators. The goal is to determine where it will be easiest and most cost-effective to create a unicorn startup in 2025, relying on fundamental investment factors. Number of Unicorns by Country: Where Are They Most Concentrated? The first indicator of ecosystem development is the number of existing unicorns within a country. At the start of 2024, there were over 1,...

... Venture Appetite After a lull in recent years, the venture market is showing a confident revival. Preliminary results for the first half of 2025 indicate that global venture funding has reached its highest level since early 2022. In the second quarter of 2025, global investments in startups amounted to approximately $91 billion, an 11% increase from the previous year. While still far from the peak levels of 2021, the current growth signals a gradual return of private capital to the startup market. The market's growth is unevenly ...

... since 2012, Mexico surpassed Brazil in venture funding, thanks to several significant rounds for local startups (for example, the Mexican neobank Klar raised $170 million, and the used car platform Kavak secured $127 million). Thus, the geography of startup investments in 2025 is quite diverse: the primary growth is concentrated in the U.S., while Asia is experiencing a decline, Europe is maintaining moderate positions, and Latin America is advancing on its field via specific "growth points." Investor Optimism ...

... valuation of around 2.4 billion rubles, preparing for an IPO—this case demonstrates the seriousness of even local initiatives. Additionally, a state fund named Qazaqstan Venture Group, with a volume of $1 billion, was created in Kazakhstan to support AI startups. In July 2025, Russia also relaxed regulations for foreign investors: they were permitted to acquire shares in domestic companies and transfer funds without restrictions. These measures are aimed at reviving international investments and facilitating a tighter ...

On Monday, August 4, 2025, the startup and venture capital world is experiencing a true revolution. Artificial intelligence is flooding the fintech sector, leaving traditional business models with little chance of survival. Mega-funds are re-entering the market, bringing fresh capital ...