This document lists and summarizes 10 of the best cities for starting a business according to Nest Investment CEO Simon Squibb. The top cities include Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Nairobi, Kenya; Bangalore, India; Santiago, Chile; Dakar, Senegal; Manila, Philippines; Lagos, Nigeria; Lima, Peru; Hong Kong, China; and Tel Aviv, Israel. Each city is highlighted for factors like skilled talent, growing tech scenes, support for entrepreneurs, and connections that can help startups grow.

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Vietnam's business capital,
Ho Chi Minh City continues its
ascent. "The city has
spawned Flappy Bird and with
70% of the population under
the age of 30, the energy and
buzz in this country will
continue to build on its
growing startup scene," said
Nest Investment CEO Simon
Squibb.
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Nairobi's iHub (pictured) is a co-
working space that's become the
epicenter of Kenya's burgeoning
tech scene. "Kenya has the fastest
mobile adoption rates in Africa,"
said Squibb. "The revolutionary
success of big players like M-
Pesa, which has resulted in the
prevalence of mobile payments,
has equipped cities like Nairobi
with the mindset and technology
to succeed in the startup space.»
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India's undisputed tech city
remains Bangalore. "With a
highly educated and skilled
talent pool, Bangalore has
long been a tech capital.
Several initiatives, including
the UK Indian Business
Council, are building on this
ingrained tech hub to scale it
up as a startup haven."
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"Start Up Chile is doing a
great job at promoting
entrepreneurship and at
Nest we've seen an
increasing number of
interesting startups
applying from Chile,"
Squibb said.
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A client uses a tablet computer in
the world's first cyber cafe
equipped with tablet computers, in
the Medina, a popular district of
Dakar. "Dakar is a good jumping
off point into Francophone sub-
Saharan Africa and due to the
large number of international
companies headquartered there
for central and west Africa, many
have global connections that can
take their startups to the next
level," Squibb said.
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"There is no shortage of tech
talent here, which now often
goes hand-in-hand with a
thriving startup ecosystem.
The sheer volume of tech
freelancers in this city is an
indication of a startup hub
with a talent pool waiting to
be unleashed," Squibb said.
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"Already known as a business
capital in the region, there have
been some promising startups
coming out of Lagos. iRokoTV is
dubbed the 'Netflix of Africa,' and
BudgIT has great implications for
government transparency. Young,
creative and tech-savvy: The Co-
Creation Hub is the go-to place for
the forward-thinking Nigerian
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"Lima is a great opportunity
given its access to a market
of 10 million people in the
Andean community.
Government and private
support has been on the rise
with Wayra and Startup Peru
generating great interest and
activity in the ecosystem,"
Squibb said.
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“Hong Kong has a strong rule of
law and a unique global
connectivity, in terms of both its
potential markets and the local
talent pool. With close links to
manufacturing in China and a
strong finance industry, Hong
Kong's hardware, wearable-tech,
big data and fintech startups are
particularly well suited to this eco-
system."
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"Venture capital
investments have tripled
since Q1 2014 in Tel Aviv,
and we've seen an
increased amount of high
quality startups from this
market wanting to scale
aggressively into China for
example," Squibb said.
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