The Startup Ecosystem of San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay has 8310 startups in our sample database which represents about 23% of The United States’s sampled startups. San Francisco Bay is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
San Francisco Bay kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, ranking 1st.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
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The Startup Ecosystem in San Francisco
Global Rank
San Francisco Bay is ranked within the top 10 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
San Francisco Bay’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail where it ranks 1 and in Education, and Energy & Environment. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink
| 2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Startups
Notable Startups in San Francisco
Startups
Successful Ecommerce & Retail startups in San Francisco
Startups
Startups Ranking by Industry
On our map, you can explore a total of 2093 startups for Ecommerce & Retail.
The Education industry in San Francisco Bay is ranked 1 globally. There are 548 startups for Education on our sample database and map.
Energy & Environment is ranked 1st in the world. Our database contains 461 startups for this industry.
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join San Francisco's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within San Francisco Bay there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Education, Energy & Environment. These three industries represent about 37% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of San Francisco Bay.
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National Rank
1st
Regional Rank
Overview
With a population within 0.1M - 0.5M people, San Francisco Bay is The United States' top startup ecosystem and is ranked 1st in North America. The city has some notable startup success stories including Medium and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Google Pay and Regus - California, San Jose Airport.
ECOSYSTEM
Startup Infrastructure in San Francisco
Accelerators
On Deck
The Transportation Lab - Comet Labs
CITRIS Foundry
Coworking Spaces
Spaces - California, South San Francisco - Oyster Point
Regus - California, San Francisco - One Market Street
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Organizations
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Startup Grind
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