The Startup Ecosystem of Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas-Fort Worth has 883 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United States’s startups. Dallas-Fort Worth is the 10th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

Dallas-Fort Worth kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, ranking 26th.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

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Global Ranking

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Startups

Dallas Top Startup Industries

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Healthtech
#11 worldwide

37 startups

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Hardware & IoT
#14 worldwide

23 startups

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Marketing & Sales
#16 worldwide

28 startups

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Dallas Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Dallas 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...

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The Startup Ecosystem in Dallas

Our startup ecosystem map for Dallas-Fort Worth includes a sample of 883 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 7 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 3 pantheon member entities. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Dallas-Fort Worth is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Dallas-Fort Worth’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 11 and in Hardware & IoT, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Dallas
AXIOS Media startup icon
AXIOS Media
Star Oil and Gas startup icon
Star Oil and Gas
Clutch Canada startup icon
Clutch Canada

Startups

Successful Healthtech startups in Dallas
Inspire startup icon
Inspire
AEG Vision startup icon
AEG Vision
Colossal Biosciences startup icon
Colossal Biosciences

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Dallas's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Dallas-Fort Worth there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Hardware & IoT, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 10% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Overview

Dallas-Fort Worth is The United States' 10th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 11th in North America. With a population of 1M - 2M people, Dallas-Fort Worth is ranked 26th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including AXIOS Media and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as AT&T and Regus - Texas, Dallas - Mockingbird Towers.

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