Technology

Infographic: A Timeline of Future Technology

Published

7 years ago

July 17, 2017

Jeff Desjardins

Timeline of Future Technology

A Timeline of Future Technology

Making predictions about future technology is both fun and notoriously difficult.

However, such predictions also serve a very practical purpose for investors and business leaders, since failing to adapt to changing industry paradigms can completely decimate a business venture, turning it into the next Blockbuster, Kodak, or Sears.

Today’s infographic from Futurism rounds up some of the most interesting predictions about the future, from trusted sources such as Scientific American and The National Academy of Sciences.

Machines, Big and Small

The confluence of robotics, artificial intelligence, and increasing levels of automation is a prevailing trend throughout the projected timeline of future technology.

In less than 10 years, we will be able to control machines based on eye movements, while ingesting nano-sized robots to repair injuries from within our bodies. Later on, it’s also expected that the next wave of AI will be a reality: by 2036, predictive AI will be able to predict the near-future with impressive precision. Elections, weather, geopolitical events, and other dynamic systems will be analyzed in real-time using thousands or millions of data streams.

Even further down the line, human brains and machines will be continue to become closer to interfacing directly, creating all kinds of possibilities.

The Energy Revolution Continues

If you think the current progress in clean energy is exciting – wait until you see the technologies in the queue.

The future of battery technology will include carbon-breathing batteries that turn CO2 into generate electricity, as well as diamond-based “nuclear batteries” that run off of nuclear waste.

Meanwhile, solar power will be even cheaper as cells operate at near 100% efficiency, and commercial fusion power will be available by 2044. Climate change will also be tackled by interesting techniques, such as geoengineering with calcite aerosols, and carbon sequestration.

Ranked: The Top Startup Cities Around the World

Here are the global startup ecosystem rankings, highlighting the scale and maturity of major tech hubs worldwide.

Published

14 hours ago

May 21, 2024

Dorothy Neufeld

This bar chart shows the top startup ecosystems in the world in 2024.

The Top Startup Cities Around the World

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A richly connected network of founders, venture capital firms, and tech talent are some of the key ingredients driving a startup ecosystem.

As engines of growth, these tech clusters are evolving on a global scale. While the world’s leading startup cities are concentrated in America, several ecosystems, such as Beijing and Seoul, are growing in prominence as countries focus on technological advancement to spur innovation.

This graphic shows the best startup cities worldwide, based on data from Pitchbook.

The Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings

To determine the rankings, each city was analyzed based on the scale and maturity of their startup ecosystem over a six-year period ending in the second quarter of 2023.

Among the inputs analyzed and used to calculate the overall development score were fundraising activity, venture capital deals, and exit value:

Rank	City	Development Score	Capital Raised	Deal Count	Exit Value
1	🇺🇸 San Francisco	90	$427.6B	19,898	$766.3B
2	🇺🇸 New York	76	$179.9B	13,594	$171.7B
3	🇨🇳 Beijing	76	$161.2B	8,835	$279.2B
4	🇨🇳 Shanghai	73	$130.3B	7,422	$186.8B
5	🇺🇸 Los Angeles	71	$144.6B	9,781	$181.4B
6	🇺🇸 Boston	70	$117.0B	6,044	$172.8B
7	🇬🇧 London	64	$99.0B	11,533	$71.9B
8	🇨🇳 Shenzhen	63	$46.4B	5,020	$66.3B
9	🇰🇷 Seoul	61	$31.1B	6,196	$71.0B
10	🇯🇵 Tokyo	60	$26.2B	5,590	$28.0B
11	🇨🇳 Hangzhou	59	$50.7B	3,361	$88.7B
12	🇺🇸 Washington D.C.	55	$43.7B	2,706	$28.2B
13	🇺🇸 Seattle	54	$31.7B	2,693	$35.6B
14	🇸🇬 Singapore	52	$45.7B	4,507	$38.0B
15	🇺🇸 San Diego	52	$33.5B	2,023	$44.7B
16	🇺🇸 Austin	52	$26.4B	2,636	$22.9B
17	🇨🇳 Guangzhou	52	$24.7B	1,700	$24.0B
18	🇮🇱 Tel Aviv	51	$21.0B	1,936	$32.2B
19	🇺🇸 Denver	51	$26.8B	2,489	$29.9B
20	🇩🇪 Berlin	50	$31.2B	2,469	$15.9B

San Francisco dominates the pack, with $427.6 billion in capital raised over the six-year period.

Despite a challenging funding environment, nearly 20,000 deals closed, highlighting its outsized role in launching tech startups. Both OpenAI and rival Anthropic are headquartered in the city, thanks to its broad pool of tech talent and venture capital firms. Overall, 11,812 startups were based in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023, equal to about 20% of startups in America.

Falling next in line is New York City, which raised $179.9 billion over the same time period. Crypto firm Gemini and machine learning company, Hugging Face, are two examples of startups based in the city.

As the top-ranking hub outside of America, Beijing is home to TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, which is one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

In recent years, much of the startup funding in China is being driven by government-backed funds. In particular, these funds are focusing heavily on “hard tech” such as semiconductor-makers and electric vehicle companies that align with the government’s strategic long-term goals.

Another leading tech hub, Singapore, has the highest venture capital funding per capita worldwide. In 2023, this was equal to an impressive $1,060 in venture funding per person. By comparison, venture funding was $345 per person in the U.S., the second-highest globally.