The Startup Ecosystem of Columbus

Columbus has 144 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

While Columbus decreased by 7 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 24 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

28th
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Global Ranking

71st
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7
Worldwide

Startups

Columbus Top Startup Industries

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
#58 worldwide

41 startups

Healthtech icon
Healthtech
#63 worldwide

20 startups

Ecommerce & Retail icon
Ecommerce & Retail
#67 worldwide

16 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Columbus Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Columbus 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 Score71-78.772100%0
Quantity Score96-21.05312%-3
Sample size of startups109-31405.32%-12
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%0
Sample size of coworking spaces114-115-11463.15%0
Community Score37-4550.273.08%2

ECOSYSTEM

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The Startup Ecosystem in Columbus

Our startup ecosystem map for Columbus includes a sample of 144 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 2 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Columbus is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Columbus’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 58 and in Healthtech, and Ecommerce & Retail. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Columbus
Loop Returns startup icon
Loop Returns
Path Robotics startup icon
Path Robotics
Jifiti.com startup icon
Jifiti.com

Startups

Successful Software & Data startups in Columbus
Path Robotics startup icon
Path Robotics
Manta startup icon
Manta
Aware startup icon
Aware

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Columbus's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Columbus there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Healthtech, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 53% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Columbus.

24th

National Rank

28th

Regional Rank

Overview

Columbus is The United States' 24th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 28th in North America. With a population of <0.1M people, Columbus is ranked 71st in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Loop Returns.

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