The Startup Ecosystem of Boston Area

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.

CITY RANKING

Boston Area kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, ranking 5th.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

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Global Ranking

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Startups

Boston Top Startup Industries

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Energy & Environment
#2 worldwide

44 startups

Healthtech icon
Healthtech
#2 worldwide

247 startups

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Edtech
#3 worldwide

49 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Boston Ecosystem Health Check

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...

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  • Performance equal to global ranking
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ParameterParameter Global rankParameter rank change since 2022ResultContribution to total scoreRank gain / loss due to parameter
Total Score50103.337100%0
Quantity Score508.6698.39%0
Sample size of startups5019496.29%1
Sample size of accelerators1319450.44%0
Sample size of coworking spaces34-35121420.82%0
Community Score1-3600.30.29%0

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The Startup Ecosystem in Boston

Our startup ecosystem map for Boston Area includes a sample of 2064 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 34 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 5 pantheon member entities. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Boston Area is ranked within the top 10 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Boston Area’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 2 and in Healthtech, and Edtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Boston
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Preply
User Interviews startup icon
User Interviews
Tomorrow.io startup icon
Tomorrow.io

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Boston
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Form Energy
Ambri startup icon
Ambri
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Gradiant

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Boston's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

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.

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Overview

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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