The Startup Ecosystem of Houston

Houston has 384 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United States’s startups. Houston is the 19th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Houston lost 3 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 52nd worldwide.

National Ranking

19th
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Regional Ranking

22nd
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1
In North America

Global Ranking

52nd
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3
Worldwide

Startups

Houston Top Startup Industries

Energy & Environment icon
Energy & Environment
#10 worldwide

51 startups

Healthtech icon
Healthtech
#25 worldwide

89 startups

Transportation icon
Transportation
#38 worldwide

9 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Houston Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Houston 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 Score52-312.398100%0
Quantity Score4462.31718.69%2
Sample size of startups53-13409.14%-3
Sample size of accelerators66-6943120.97%0
Sample size of coworking spaces46141195.76%2
Community Score37-45-60.272.18%0

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The Startup Ecosystem in Houston

Our startup ecosystem map for Houston includes a sample of 384 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 3 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Houston is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Houston’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 10 and in Healthtech, and Transportation. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Houston
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WizeHire
MAJORITY startup icon
MAJORITY
Sentai Holdings startup icon
Sentai Holdings

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Houston
Lancium Technologies startup icon
Lancium Technologies
MALK Organics startup icon
MALK Organics
Enchanted Rock startup icon
Enchanted Rock

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Houston's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Houston there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Transportation. These three industries represent about 39% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Houston.

19th

National Rank

22nd

Regional Rank

Overview

Houston is The United States' 19th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 22nd in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Houston is ranked 52nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including WizeHire.

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