Donostia-San Sebastian has 33 startups in our sample database which represents about 1% of Spain’s sampled startups. Donostia-San Sebastian is the 9th best startup ecosystem in Spain.
While Donostia-San Sebastian decreased by 4 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in Spain remained stable at 9 nationally since 2022.
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Donostia-San Sebastian is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Donostia-San Sebastian’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 196 and in Software and Data, and Ecommerce & Retail. Find out more
2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 40th - 3 | 17.658 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 49th + 1 | 13.514 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 184th - 25 | 3.317 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 284th - 14 | 1.504 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 332nd - 8 | 1.141 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th + 1 | 340th + 20 | 1.065 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 370th + 2 | 0.933 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 2 | 382nd - 31 | 0.890 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 418th - 4 | 0.757 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 436th - 12 | 0.704 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
On our map, you can explore a total of 13 startups for Hardware & IoT.
The Software and Data industry in Donostia-San Sebastian is ranked 255 globally. There are 6 startups for Software and Data on our sample database and map.
Ecommerce & Retail is ranked 273rd in the world. Our database contains 5 startups for this industry.
Within Donostia-San Sebastian there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Software and Data, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 73% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Donostia-San Sebastian.
Donostia-San Sebastian is Spain's 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 127th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Donostia-San Sebastian is ranked 418th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Wavegarden.
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