The Startup Ecosystem of Brighton

Brighton has 55 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United Kingdom’s startups. Brighton is the 14th best startup ecosystem in The United Kingdom.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Brighton lost 61 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 238th worldwide.

National Ranking

14th
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2
In United Kingdom

Regional Ranking

64th
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14
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

238th
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61
Worldwide

Startups

Brighton Top Startup Industries

Social & Leisure icon
Social & Leisure
#127 worldwide

11 startups

Edtech icon
Edtech
#139 worldwide

4 startups

Marketing & Sales icon
Marketing & Sales
#177 worldwide

3 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Brighton Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Brighton 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 Score238-612.054100%0
Quantity Score180-100.4521.91%54
Sample size of startups205-206-125417.53%11
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-2
Sample size of coworking spaces141-145-11360%24
Community Score130-182460.094.38%9

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The Startup Ecosystem in Brighton

Startups in Brighton excel in Social & Leisure, Edtech, and Marketing & and Sales. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Social & Leisure industry. One of the most promising startups in Brighton in 2023 is TrustedHousesitters, Crunch Accounting (E-Crunch ), and Futrli.

Global Rank

Brighton is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Brighton’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 127 and in Edtech, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Brighton
TrustedHousesitters startup icon
TrustedHousesitters
Crunch Accounting (E-Crunch ) startup icon
Crunch Accounting (E-Crunch )
Futrli startup icon
Futrli

Startups

Successful Social & Leisure startups in Brighton
TrustedHousesitters startup icon
TrustedHousesitters
Filmstro startup icon
Filmstro
The Vampire's Wife startup icon
The Vampire's Wife

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Brighton's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Brighton there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Edtech, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 33% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Brighton.

14th

National Rank

64th

Regional Rank

Overview

Brighton is The United Kingdom's 14th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 64th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Brighton is ranked 238th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including TrustedHousesitters.

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