Douglas is the top startup ecosystem in The Isle of Man and the 193rd city in Western Europe.
While Douglas decreased by 193 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The Isle of Man remained stable at 1 nationally since 2022.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Douglas 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...
Douglas is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Douglas’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 190 and in Fintech, and Hardware & IoT. 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 | 611th - 193 | 0.344 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Within Douglas there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Fintech, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 90% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Douglas.
Douglas is The Isle of Man's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 193rd in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Douglas is ranked 611th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Rivalry.com.
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