Ranking of Top Unicorns that have spawned the most startups in Europe & Israel
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
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Tech News Europe - Here is the Ranking of the Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe & Israel, according to the Dealroom Founder Factories report 2026:
There are now 28 unicorns that have become Founder Factories and that have spawned at least 20 tech startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel.
More than half (55%) of startups founded by former Unicorn employees were founded in the same city as the Unicorn where they previously worked. This has resulted in thriving Tech Hubs developing around these Unicorns across Europe and Israel, with the Top cities being London, Paris, Tel Aviv, Berlin and Stockholm.
Ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups in Europe & Israel:
1 - Klarna - Sweden
Klarna ranks No. 1 Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 75 startups.
2 - Spotify - Sweden
Spotify ranks 2nd Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 67 startups.
3 - Revolut - UK
Revolut ranks 3rd Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 58 startups.
4 - Deliveroo - UK
Deliveroo ranks 4th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 57 startups.
Deliveroo employees created notable unicorn founder factories GORILLAS and ZEGO.
5 - King - Sweden
King ranks 5th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 55 startups.
6 - Zalando - Germany
Zalando ranks 6th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees  in Europe and Israel with 54 startups.
7 - Criteo - France
Criteo ranks 7th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees  in Europe and Israel with 53 startups.
8 - Delivery Hero - Germany
Delivery Hero ranks 8th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 42 startups.
Delivery Hero employees created notable unicorn founder factories GORILLAS and Flink.
The total amount raised by former Delivery Hero employees who created startups is USD 3.89 billion.
9 - WIX - Israel
WIX ranks 9th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 37 startups.
10 - N26 - Germany
N26 ranks 10th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 36 startups.
11 - Glovo - Spain
Glovo ranks 11th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 35 startups.
12 - Doctolib - France
Doctolib ranks 12th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 33 startups.
13 - Bolt - Estonia
Bolt ranks 13th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 32 startups.
14 - Skype - founded in Luxembourg
Skype ranks 14th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 31 startups.
Skype employees created notable unicorn founder factories Bolt, Wise, pipedrive and Cera.
The total amount raised by former Delivery Hero employees who created startups is USD 3.61 billion.
15 - Wise - United Kingdom
Wise ranks 15th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 31 startups.
16 - ironSource - Israel
ironSource ranks 16th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 30 startups.
17 - Playtika - Israel
Playtika ranks 17th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 30 startups.
18 - BlaBlaCar - France
BlaBlaCar ranks 18th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 28 startups.
19 - Celonis - founded in Germany
Celonis ranks 19th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 26 startups.
20 - ROVIO - Finland
ROVIO ranks 20th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 26 startups.
21 - Ayden - Netherlands
Ayden ranks 21st Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 25 startups.
22 - Skyscanner - Scotland - UK
Skyscanner ranks 22nd Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 25 startups.
23 - HELLOFRESH - Germany
HELLOFRESH ranks 23rd Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 24 startups.
24 - Babylon - Israel
Babylon ranks 24th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 21 startups.
25 - Mellanox Technologies - founded in Israel
Mellanox Technologies ranks 25th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 21 startups.
26 - IMPROBABLE - United Kingdom
IMPROBABLE ranks 26th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 20 startups.
27 - Monzo - United Kingdom
Monzo ranks 27th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 20 startups.
28 - Zettle - Sweden
Zettle ranks 28th Unicorn in the ranking of Top Unicorns Founder Factories that have spawned the most startups created by former employees in Europe and Israel with 20 startups.
