Bergen has 23 startups in our sample database. This represents about 6% of Norway’s startups. Bergen is the 4th best startup ecosystem in Norway.
Since 2023, Bergen lost 81 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 413th worldwide.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Bergen 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...
Bergen is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Bergen’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 155 and in Social & Leisure, and Healthtech. Find out more
2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 64th + 8 | 9.963 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 264th - 66 | 1.745 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd + 1 | 344th + 29 | 1.023 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th - 1 | 413th - 81 | 0.770 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 613th + 125 | 0.341 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 832nd - 41 | 0.181 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 2 | 898th - 71 | 0.152 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 917th - 92 | 0.144 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Within Bergen there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Social & Leisure, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 43% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bergen.
Bergen is Norway's 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 124th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Bergen is ranked 413th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Corvus Energy.
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