The Startup Ecosystem of Cheltenham

Cheltenham has 9 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Cheltenham lost 74 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 539th worldwide.

National Ranking

39th
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5
In United Kingdom

Regional Ranking

166th
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20
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

539th
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74
Worldwide

Startups

Cheltenham Top Startup Industries

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
#362 worldwide

4 startups

Marketing & Sales icon
Marketing & Sales
2 startups

2 startups

Foodtech icon
Foodtech
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Cheltenham Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Cheltenham 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 Score539-740.433100%0
Quantity Score558-567-770.07316.93%-8
Sample size of startups615-674-3875.39%-73
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-5
Sample size of coworking spaces681-788-2624.62%0
Community Score258-63250.036.92%23

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Cheltenham

Startups in Cheltenham excel in Software & Data, Marketing & Sales, and and Foodtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Software & Data industry. One of the most promising startups in Cheltenham in 2023 is Ripjar, XCD HR, and Enate.

Global Rank

Cheltenham is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Cheltenham’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 362 and in Marketing & Sales, and Foodtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Cheltenham
Ripjar startup icon
Ripjar
XCD HR startup icon
XCD HR
Enate startup icon
Enate

Startups

Successful Software & Data startups in Cheltenham
Ripjar startup icon
Ripjar
Enate startup icon
Enate
Anatwine startup icon
Anatwine

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Cheltenham's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Cheltenham there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Marketing & Sales, Foodtech. These three industries represent about 78% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Cheltenham.

39th

National Rank

166th

Regional Rank

Overview

Cheltenham is The United Kingdom's 39th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 166th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Cheltenham is ranked 539th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Ripjar.

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