The Startup Ecosystem of Dortmund

Dortmund has 11 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Dortmund lost 54 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 258th worldwide.

National Ranking

13th
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4
In Germany

Regional Ranking

74th
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16
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

258th
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54
Worldwide

Startups

Dortmund Top Startup Industries

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
#62 worldwide

5 startups

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
#536 worldwide

3 startups

Energy & Environment icon
Energy & Environment
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Dortmund Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Dortmund 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 Score258-541.787100%0
Quantity Score442-454-150.1035.78%-32
Sample size of startups492-5197114.1%-19
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%0
Sample size of coworking spaces281-2994130%-4
Community Score258-63250.031.68%-3

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Dortmund

Startups in Dortmund excel in Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, and Energy & and Environment. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Hardware & IoT industry. One of the most promising startups in Dortmund in 2023 is Volterion, Wunschfutter, and Temicon.

Global Rank

Dortmund is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Dortmund’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 62 and in Software & Data, and Energy & Environment. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Dortmund
Volterion startup icon
Volterion
Wunschfutter startup icon
Wunschfutter
Temicon startup icon
Temicon

Startups

Successful Hardware & IoT startups in Dortmund
Temicon startup icon
Temicon
Comnovo startup icon
Comnovo
LemonBeat startup icon
LemonBeat

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Dortmund's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Dortmund there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, Energy & Environment. These three industries represent about 82% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Dortmund.

13th

National Rank

74th

Regional Rank

Overview

Dortmund is Germany's 13th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 74th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Dortmund is ranked 258th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Volterion.

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