The Startup Ecosystem of Seattle

Seattle has 1039 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of The United States’s startups. Seattle is the 5th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

While Seattle 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 5 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

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Global Ranking

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Startups

Seattle Top Startup Industries

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Energy & Environment
#4 worldwide

24 startups

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Healthtech
#8 worldwide

113 startups

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Software & Data
#8 worldwide

297 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Seattle Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Seattle 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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  • Performance equal to global ranking
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The Startup Ecosystem in Seattle

Our startup ecosystem map for Seattle includes a sample of 1039 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 8 pantheon member entities. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Seattle is ranked within the top 20 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Seattle’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 4 and in Healthtech, and Software & Data. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Seattle
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Wyze Labs
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99 minutos
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Viome

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Seattle
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Helion Energy
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Blue Origin
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Pure Watercraft

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Seattle's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Seattle there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 42% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Seattle.

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National Rank

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Regional Rank

Overview

Seattle is The United States' 5th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 5th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Seattle is ranked 12th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Wyze Labs and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Amazon and Regus - Washington, Bellevue - Bellefield Office Park.

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