Go West

Innovation Ecosystem

The U.S. West Coast is home to the world's most successful companies - and thus also home to a variety of disruptive technologies from autonomous driving to Industry 4.0. The unique composition of research and educational institutions, established companies and start-ups, top talents and experienced managers, as well as investors and other resources, is the foundation for the continuous technological and economic success of the region.

Research, Development & Education

The U.S. West Coast is home to many of the world's leading education and research institutions. From UC Berkeley, the birthplace of the Free-Speech movement and now the Technological Talent Academy, to Stanford University and the University of Washington, employers in this region have access to the best talent in the world.

The private sector is also investing heavily in research and development. In addition to the traditional development centers, some companies also operate industry-specific research centers, such as General Electric and IBM on IIoT in Silicon Valley.

Industries of the Future

There is a reason why the U.S. West Coast is referred to being the technology epicenter of the world. While 20 years ago smartphones and cloud applications were considered the future, today they are an integral part of our daily lives. The U.S. West Coast has long since developed into a hub for the next wave of forward-looking technologies: Electric vehicles, Autonomous Driving, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Renewable Energies, the Food Revolution, the Future of Commercial Aviation - the trends for technology will continue to be set on the U.S. West Coast in the foreseeable future.

Innovation Management

From car sharing, to social media, to personal computing - a large number of the groundbreaking inventions of the recent decades originated on the U.S West Coast. Many of these start-ups have developed into well-established giants such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Uber, Tesla, and AirBnB, just to name a few. The West Coast in home to over 90 “Unicorns”, private companies worth more than 1 billion USD- that’s twice as many more than the rest of the USA. The strong start-up culture is showing no signs of stopping. In addition to the groundbreaking technologies found on the West Coast, the management practices are designed to effectively bring innovations to market and make them a commercial success.

Venture Capital

The innovation ecosystem on the U.S. West Coast, of course, also attracts investors who invest their risk capital in promising start-ups in the hope of high returns. So if you are an entrepreneur with a unique business idea, you will have access to a variety of investors. If you are an investor, you will have enough options to invest your venture capital!