The Startup Ecosystem of Alicante

Alicante has 19 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Spain’s startups. Alicante is the 12th best startup ecosystem in Spain.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Alicante shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 21 spots.

National Ranking

12th
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5
In Spain

Regional Ranking

150th
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17
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

500th
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21
Worldwide

Startups

Alicante Top Startup Industries

Ecommerce & Retail icon
Ecommerce & Retail
#193 worldwide

4 startups

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
#535 worldwide

3 startups

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Hardware & IoT
3 startups

3 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Alicante Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Alicante has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...

  • Overperformance
  • Performance equal to global ranking
  • Underperformance
ParameterParameter Global rankParameter rank change since 2022ResultContribution to total scoreRank gain / loss due to parameter
Total Score500210.498100%0
Quantity Score442-454140.10320.76%22
Sample size of startups492-51971114.73%-39
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-3
Sample size of coworking spaces269-280-11140%16
Community Score258-632690.036.03%15

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The Startup Ecosystem in Alicante

Startups in Alicante excel in Ecommerce & Retail, Software & Data, and Hardware & and IoT. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Ecommerce & Retail industry. One of the most promising startups in Alicante in 2023 is Hawkers , 1Millionbot, and GRUPO CDV.

Global Rank

Alicante is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Alicante’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail where it ranks 193 and in Software & Data, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Alicante
Hawkers  startup icon
Hawkers
1Millionbot startup icon
1Millionbot
GRUPO CDV startup icon
GRUPO CDV

Startups

Successful Ecommerce & Retail startups in Alicante
Hawkers  startup icon
Hawkers
Beautiful Furniture startup icon
Beautiful Furniture

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Alicante's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Alicante there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Software & Data, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 53% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Alicante.

12th

National Rank

150th

Regional Rank

Overview

Alicante is Spain's 12th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 150th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Alicante is ranked 500th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Hawkers .

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