Canberra boasts 20 startups in our sample database which represents about 1% of Australia’s sampled startups. Canberra is the 7th best startup ecosystem in Australia.
While Canberra decreased by 86 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2022, its ranking in Australia remained stable at 7 nationally since 2021.
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Canberra is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Canberra’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 216 and in Software and Data, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more
2022 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 38th - 2 | 20.490 | 3.98 | 12.87 | 3.64 | |
2nd 0 | 42nd - 3 | 17.142 | 2.85 | 10.65 | 3.64 | |
3rd 0 | 101st + 11 | 7.151 | 1.04 | 2.47 | 3.64 | |
4th 0 | 166th + 9 | 4.810 | 0.48 | 0.69 | 3.64 | |
5th 0 | 239th - 41 | 3.248 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 2.55 | |
6th 0 | 243rd + 6 | 3.118 | 0.49 | 0.18 | 2.45 | |
7th 0 | 355th - 86 | 1.495 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 1.17 | |
8th 0 | 367th - 91 | 1.414 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 1.11 | |
9th + 1 | 543rd - 79 | 0.616 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.48 | |
10th - 1 | 622nd - 183 | 0.475 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.37 |
On our map, you can explore a total of 9 startups for Social & Leisure.
In Australia and Oceania, Canberra's Software and Data is in top 272. Canberra has a concentration of about 0% of the country's total Software and Data startups that are represented on our map.
Our database contains 2 startups for this industry.
Within Canberra there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Software and Data, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 75% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Canberra.
Canberra is Australia's 7th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 10th in Australia and Oceania. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Canberra is ranked th in the world. The city boasts some notable startup success stories including QuintessenceLabs.
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