Do Startups have the Monopoly of Innovation?

Startups are constantly in the news and always being related to innovations in technology, organisation, institutions and finance almost invariably backed by the social media ecosystem. Have they achieved a monopoly or to some degree taken a leading role in the very forces that move innovation? This round table is tasked with answering several questions: Is there a way to measure the contribution of startups and how it has changed within the innovation movement as a whole? Are startups not causing a qualitative change in the innovation movement?

What are the main categories of innovation that startups focus on? Which countries do they come from (rich countries, developing countries)? Are the innovations they create qualitatively different? Are they disruptive, do they address a (social, societal, sustainability) responsibility, openness, interaction with consumers and their specific requirements?

Are the startup movement and the innovations that startups generate capable of changing the very concept of work and how it is organised? Can we infer a leap-frogging effect and accelerated development?