> Why _even_? Fairly sure London has more startups than the previous 3 mentioned cities combined.

Leaving out Germany for the moment, Britain (actually even England alone, I think) also has a much larger population than Sweden, the Netherlands and Ireland combined, so of course it may have more startups total.

As for Berlin, I'm guessing "talent" and opportunities are more dispersed in Germany than in Britain: Does it really have much of a "Silicon Valley of <<X>>" besides London? As I understand it, Germany has Hamburg, Munich, perhaps Frankfurt and I don't know what more (the greater Stuttgart region, from at least CureVac in Tübingen to SAP in Walldorf; maybe Mainz-Darmstadt, with BionTech and Software AG?).

Also, Britain has screwed itself over royally with Brexit, which makes it hugely less attractive and competitive.