Boston Area has 2064 startups in our sample database. This represents about 5% of The United States’s startups. Boston Area is the 4th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
Boston Area kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, ranking 5th.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Boston 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...
Boston Area is ranked within the top 10 startup ecosystems globally.
Boston Area’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 2 and in Healthtech, and Edtech. 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 | 1st 0 | 546.427 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 2nd 0 | 223.407 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 4th 0 | 116.943 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 5th 0 | 103.337 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 12th - 1 | 48.190 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 15th - 1 | 38.352 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 18th + 1 | 34.200 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 21st - 1 | 33.444 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 22nd - 1 | 33.148 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 26th 0 | 29.255 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Within Boston Area there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Edtech. These three industries represent about 16% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Boston Area.
Boston Area is The United States' 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 4th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Boston Area is ranked 5th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Preply and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Trip Advisor and Spaces - Massachusetts, Boston - Spaces State Street.
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