The Startup Ecosystem of Incheon

Incheon has 6 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of South Korea’s startups. Incheon is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in South Korea.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Incheon developed considerably and increased in the Global Ecosystem Index by 388 spots.

National Ranking

2nd
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2
In South Korea

Regional Ranking

33rd
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24
In East Asia

Global Ranking

406th
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388
Worldwide

Startups

Incheon Top Startup Industries

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Software & Data
2 startups

2 startups

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Healthtech
2 startups

2 startups

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Fintech
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Incheon Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Incheon 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 Score4063880.786100%0
Quantity Score866-910-950.0273.39%-80
Sample size of startups754-833-3552.12%14
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-1
Sample size of coworking spaces793-910-3011.27%19
Community Score633-1139-30600%-17

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Incheon

Startups in Incheon excel in Software & Data, Healthtech, and and Fintech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Software & Data industry. One of the most promising startups in Incheon in 2023 is Samsung Bioepis, TradLinx , and undefined.

Global Rank

Incheon is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Incheon’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data and in Healthtech, and Fintech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Incheon
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Samsung Bioepis
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TradLinx

Startups

Successful Software & Data startups in Incheon
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TradLinx

ECOSYSTEM

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Regional Rank

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