Regus - Dortmund, Ellipson

Regus - Dortmund, Florianturm

Temicon

Innolume

Elmos Semiconductor

MotionMiners

Dortmund has 36 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Germany’s startups. Dortmund is the 14th best startup ecosystem in Germany.

Since 2024, Dortmund lost 36 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 294th worldwide.

Explore Dortmund’s startup ecosystem which ranks 14th in Germany and 294th globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Dortmund. Dive into Hardware & IoT, which is the best startup industry in Dortmund.

Startup Ecosystem of Dortmund | StartupBlink

Startups in Dortmund excel in Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, and and Healthtech.
    There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Hardware & IoT
    industry. One of the most promising startups in Dortmund in 2024 is
    Temicon, Innolume, and MotionMiners.

With a large variety of initiatives, Dortmund's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in Western Europe. Dortmund offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Dortmund's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Dortmund there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 72% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Dortmund. 

Dortmund is Germany's 14th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 80th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people,
   Dortmund is ranked 294th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including Temicon.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

SK Hynix

Toss Lab

AIV 

OP.GG

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch

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