The Startup Ecosystem of Bloomington

Bloomington has 34 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Bloomington shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 23 spots.

National Ranking

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In United States

Regional Ranking

88th
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12
In North America

Global Ranking

263rd
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23
Worldwide

Startups

Bloomington Top Startup Industries

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Fintech
#152 worldwide

4 startups

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Social & Leisure
#215 worldwide

5 startups

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Healthtech
#273 worldwide

5 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Bloomington Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Bloomington 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 Score263231.747100%0
Quantity Score301-302270.20111.52%-12
Sample size of startups282-2874315.91%-11
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-1
Sample size of coworking spaces389-4242782.75%-4
Community Score258-632690.031.72%-4

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Bloomington

Startups in Bloomington excel in Fintech, Social & Leisure, and and Healthtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Fintech industry. One of the most promising startups in Bloomington in 2023 is Dispatch, FormAssembly, and Zubie.

Global Rank

Bloomington is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Bloomington’s startups excel particularly in Fintech where it ranks 152 and in Social & Leisure, and Healthtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Bloomington
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Dispatch
FormAssembly startup icon
FormAssembly
Zubie startup icon
Zubie

Startups

Successful Fintech startups in Bloomington
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FUSE Autotech
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BitAML

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Bloomington's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Bloomington there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Fintech, Social & Leisure, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 41% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bloomington.

76th

National Rank

88th

Regional Rank

Overview

Bloomington is The United States' 76th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 88th in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Bloomington is ranked 263rd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Dispatch.

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