The Startup Ecosystem of Dammam

Dammam has 8 startups in our sample database. This represents about 6% of Saudi Arabia’s startups. Dammam is the 3rd best startup ecosystem in Saudi Arabia.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Dammam shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 18 spots.

National Ranking

3rd
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In Saudi Arabia

Regional Ranking

19th
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1
In Middle East

Global Ranking

545th
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18
Worldwide

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Dammam Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Dammam 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 Score545180.423100%0
Quantity Score374-37510.13732.27%125
Sample size of startups615-674-38711.02%-88
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-5
Sample size of coworking spaces256-26714150%-36
Community Score130-182460.0921.25%137

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The Startup Ecosystem in Dammam

Startups in Dammam excel in . There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing undefined industry.

Global Rank

Dammam is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Top Cities for Startups in Saudi Arabia - Ranked by StartupBlink
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