The Startup Ecosystem of Edinburgh

Edinburgh has 184 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United Kingdom’s startups. Edinburgh is the 6th best startup ecosystem in The United Kingdom.

CITY RANKING

While Edinburgh decreased by 21 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United Kingdom remained stable at 6 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

6th
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In United Kingdom

Regional Ranking

26th
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3
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

117th
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21
Worldwide

Startups

Edinburgh Top Startup Industries

Social & Leisure icon
Social & Leisure
#58 worldwide

14 startups

Marketing & Sales icon
Marketing & Sales
#78 worldwide

8 startups

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
#81 worldwide

18 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Edinburgh Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Edinburgh 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 Score117-215.985100%0
Quantity Score10100.9415.71%16
Sample size of startups9041719.52%24
Sample size of accelerators167-190440.67%0
Sample size of coworking spaces132-1353404.01%0
Community Score183-257-690.061%0

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The Startup Ecosystem in Edinburgh

Startups in Edinburgh excel in Social & Leisure, Marketing & Sales, and Hardware & and IoT. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Social & Leisure industry. One of the most promising startups in Edinburgh in 2023 is Money Dashboard, Celtic Renewables, and GeckoLabs.

Global Rank

Edinburgh is ranked within the top 150 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Edinburgh’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 58 and in Marketing & Sales, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Edinburgh
Money Dashboard startup icon
Money Dashboard
Celtic Renewables startup icon
Celtic Renewables
GeckoLabs startup icon
GeckoLabs

Startups

Successful Social & Leisure startups in Edinburgh
Shot Scope startup icon
Shot Scope
The Data Lab startup icon
The Data Lab
Blazing Griffin startup icon
Blazing Griffin

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Edinburgh's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Edinburgh there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Marketing & Sales, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 22% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Edinburgh.

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National Rank

26th

Regional Rank

Overview

Edinburgh is The United Kingdom's 6th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 26th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Edinburgh is ranked 117th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Money Dashboard and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Skyscanner.

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