The Startup Ecosystem of Austin

Austin has 998 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of The United States’s startups. Austin is the 8th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

While Austin decreased by 1 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 8 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

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Global Ranking

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Startups

Austin Top Startup Industries

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Foodtech
#11 worldwide

38 startups

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Social & Leisure
#12 worldwide

115 startups

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Hardware & IoT
#13 worldwide

49 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Austin Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Austin 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 Score21-133.444100%0
Quantity Score21-14.29212.83%0
Sample size of startups1919159.12%0
Sample size of accelerators44-46-4220.66%-1
Sample size of coworking spaces57-5913971.74%-2
Community Score1-36260.30.9%0

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The Startup Ecosystem in Austin

Our startup ecosystem map for Austin includes a sample of 998 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 14 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 2 pantheon member entities. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Austin is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Austin’s startups excel particularly in Foodtech where it ranks 11 and in Social & Leisure, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Austin
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Outdoorsy
WP Engine startup icon
WP Engine
The Daily Dot startup icon
The Daily Dot

Startups

Successful Foodtech startups in Austin
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Snap Kitchen
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BeatBox Beverages
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Austin Eastciders

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Austin's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Austin there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Foodtech, Social & Leisure, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 20% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Austin.

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Regional Rank

Overview

Austin is The United States' 8th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 8th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Austin is ranked 21st in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Outdoorsy and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Bumble and Incubator for Innovation and Impact.

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