The Startup Ecosystem of Daejeon

Daejeon has 9 startups in our sample database which represents about 1% of South Korea’s sampled startups. Daejeon is the 4th best startup ecosystem in South Korea.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Daejeon lost 77 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 498th worldwide.

National Ranking

4th
-
1
In South Korea

Regional Ranking

43rd
-
8
In East Asia

Global Ranking

498th
-
77
Worldwide
Free Dashboard
Pro Dashboard

ECOSYSTEM

Browse the startup ecosystem database of Daejeon

Download the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 

Understand our ranking methodology and get the latest insights on the startup ecosystems of 100 countries and 1000 cities around the world!

Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Daejeon

Startups in Daejeon excel in Health, Hardware & IoT, and and Education. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Health industry. One of the most promising startups in Daejeon in 2023 is Elice, Orum Therapeutics, and ILIAS Biologics.

Global Rank

Daejeon is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Daejeon’s startups excel particularly in Health where it ranks 197 and in Hardware & IoT, and Education. Find out more

Top Cities for Startups in South Korea - Ranked by StartupBlink
StartupBlink ranks the startup ecosystems of 100 countries and 1,000 cities. Download our latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report.
Rows:
2023 National Rank & Change ▲
Access subscores for 1000 cities and 100 countries
2023 National Rank & Change City
search leaderboards icon
Global Rank & ChangeTotal ScoreQuantity ScoreQuality ScoreBusiness Score
1st
0
24th
+
1
31.081
00.00
00.00
00.00
2nd
+
2
406th
+
388
0.786
00.00
00.00
00.00
3rd
-
1
444th
-
237
0.674
00.00
00.00
00.00
4th
-
1
498th
-
77
0.501
00.00
00.00
00.00
Page out of 1

Startups

Notable Startups in Daejeon
Elice startup icon
Elice
Orum Therapeutics startup icon
Orum Therapeutics
ILIAS Biologics startup icon
ILIAS Biologics

Startups

Successful Health startups in Daejeon
Orum Therapeutics startup icon
Orum Therapeutics
ILIAS Biologics startup icon
ILIAS Biologics
Dr.Kitchen startup icon
Dr.Kitchen

Startups

Startups Ranking by Industry

Health icon
Health
#197 worldwide

On our map, you can explore a total of 4 startups for Health.

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
2 startups

Daejeon has 2 startups in Hardware & IoT on our map.

Education icon
Education
1 startups

Our database contains 1 startup for this industry.

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Daejeon's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Daejeon there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Health, Hardware & IoT, Education. These three industries represent about 78% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Daejeon.

4th

National Rank

43rd

Regional Rank

Overview

Daejeon is South Korea's 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 43rd in East Asia. With a population of <0.1M people, Daejeon is ranked 498th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Elice.

Featured Ecosystem Portals

Go to portal
Go to portal

Become our Daejeon Ecosystem Partner

Apply to join hundreds of leading ecosystem developers and represent the Daejeon startup ecosystem at no cost.

BLOG

Recent Posts

Mon Jun 05 2023

4 Reasons to Join StartupBlink’s Ecosystem Development Community

Join Now! Startup Ecosystem Development is a dynamic topic that requires keeping up with the most innovative policies, developments, and practices in the global startup scene. To bring startup ecosystem developers around the world together and help them to network and share knowledge, we decided to launch the StartupBlink Ecosystem Development Community on Slack. In […]

Wed May 10 2023

The Barcelona and Catalonia Startup Ecosystem Report

Download the Barcelona and Catalonia Report Ecosystem Report

Mon May 08 2023

Top Global Startup Influencers in 2023

Download the Global Startup Ecosystem Index   Unlock the full list of Influencers with the StartupBlink Pro Purchase Now Key Insights: US Entrepreneurs are in a much better position to become influencers The United States has 130 influencers, representing 80% of all influencers globally, mainly hailing from major cities such as San Francisco,  New York, […]