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We map, measure, and analyze entrepreneurial support organizations across Africa, MENA and Europe — so governments, investors and entrepreneurs can make smarter decisions, with science.

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58 626
Actors qualified
+33 304 this week
150
Countries
Africa · MENA · GCC · Europe
14
Quality indicators
Across 5 layers
10+
Years of data
Longitudinal analysis
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What our data reveals — today

Each card is a live snapshot, refreshed weekly. Pulled from our 5-layer OSE Quality Score model.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
GCC · 22 years of data
OSE 516.2
695
Actors
695
Active
981
Connections

The highest-quality ecosystem in the study. Strongest technical support layer (L1: 24.3). Mubadala plays a direct connector role. Most balanced sub-role distribution: a rare early-to-late continuum.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
GCC · 12 years of data
OSE 475.9
603
Actors
601
Active
1 207
Connections

Largest MENA ecosystem (408 actors). Shaped by Vision 2030 giga-project logic — PIF and NEOM at top centrality. Most geographically distributed (11 cities), highest modularity (0.429) reveals distinct sub-communities.

Live ranking

Top 10 ecosystems by actor density

Ranked by qualified actors in our database, refreshed weekly. Pulled from api.ose.africa.

1
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Nigeria2 884
2
🇹🇷
Turkey1 437
3
🇿🇦
South Africa1 291
4
🇺🇬
Uganda1 256
5
🇮🇷
Iran849
6
🇪🇬
Egypt822
7
🇦🇪
United Arab Emirates695
8
🇮🇱
Israel609
9
🇸🇦
Saudi Arabia603
10
🇲🇦
Morocco601
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Live · 12 months

OSE in motion

Cumulative qualified actors. Each tick = 1 week. The slope is the speed at which we’re mapping the African entrepreneurial landscape.

015 00030 00045 00060 00004-2705-0405-1105-182026-05-18+7 138 this week
+43 985
actors over period
58 626
total today
+7 138
this week
Live · 5-Layer architecture

The Hidden Architecture, in numbers.

% of actors providing at least one support service per layer (Africa, MENA, GCC).See how lower layers (Technical, Cognitive) dominate while higher layers (Symbolic, Psychological) remain structurally under-served.

L1Technical
25%(5,355 actors)
L2Cognitive
38%(8,097 actors)
L3Relational
29%(6,210 actors)
L4Symbolic
38%(8,186 actors)
L5Psychological
24%(5,256 actors)

Source : OSE database, qualified actors across Africa+MENA+GCC. Theoretical anchor: Guéneau (under review) — The Hidden Architecture of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, IJMR.

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10+ years of longitudinal observation. 5 theoretical layers. 14 quality indicators. A multi-awarded scientific council.

Layer 1
Technical
Resources, infrastructure
Layer 2
Cognitive
Knowledge, training
Layer 3
Relational
Networks, social capital
Layer 4
Symbolic
Institutions, legitimacy
Layer 5
Psychological
Mindset, agency
Traditional approachOSE approachDecision-maker benefit
Self-reported surveysBig Data + qualificationObjective, unbiased
Static snapshot10+ years time seriesUnderstand dynamics
Isolated actorsNetwork analysisSee who works with whom
Macro-economicsMeso-analysis (value chain)The “missing link” of policy

Scientific Council

David B. Audretsch
David B. Audretsch
Indiana University
Saras Sarasvathy
Saras Sarasvathy
Darden School
Erik Stam
Erik Stam
Utrecht University
Karim Messeghem
Karim Messeghem
U. Montpellier
Stéphane Foliard
Stéphane Foliard
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