The Startup Ecosystem of Atlanta

Atlanta has 628 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United States’s startups. Atlanta is the 11th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

Atlanta kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, ranking 28th.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

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Global Ranking

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Startups

Atlanta Top Startup Industries

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Marketing & Sales
#6 worldwide

28 startups

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Hardware & IoT
#21 worldwide

28 startups

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Software & Data
#21 worldwide

214 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Atlanta Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Atlanta 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 Score28025.935100%0
Quantity Score3023.46813.37%0
Sample size of startups30-15797.44%0
Sample size of accelerators2611311.2%0
Sample size of coworking spaces41-42131282.96%0
Community Score1-3600.31.16%0

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The Startup Ecosystem in Atlanta

Our startup ecosystem map for Atlanta includes a sample of 628 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 1 pantheon member entity. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Atlanta is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Atlanta’s startups excel particularly in Marketing & Sales where it ranks 6 and in Hardware & IoT, and Software & Data. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Atlanta
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YUPPTV
Knock startup icon
Knock
CallRail startup icon
CallRail

Startups

Successful Marketing & Sales startups in Atlanta
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MessageGears
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Project Verte
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IgnitionOne

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Atlanta's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Atlanta there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Marketing & Sales, Hardware & IoT, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 43% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Atlanta.

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Overview

Atlanta is The United States' 11th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 12th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Atlanta is ranked 28th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including YUPPTV and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Mailchimp and Regus - Georgia, Atlanta Galleria 400.

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