The Startup Ecosystem of Jerusalem

Jerusalem has 220 startups in our sample database. This represents about 12% of Israel’s startups. Jerusalem is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in Israel.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Jerusalem shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 7 spots.

National Ranking

2nd
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Regional Ranking

3rd
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In Middle East

Global Ranking

79th
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7
Worldwide

Startups

Jerusalem Top Startup Industries

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Foodtech
#48 worldwide

4 startups

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Software & Data
#51 worldwide

64 startups

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Healthtech
#65 worldwide

69 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Jerusalem Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Jerusalem 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 Score7978.476100%0
Quantity Score117-180.8219.68%-12
Sample size of startups85-172197.15%8
Sample size of accelerators246-730.29%-2
Sample size of coworking spaces347-15111%-6
Community Score130-182-160.091.06%-4

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Jerusalem

Our startup ecosystem map for Jerusalem includes a sample of 220 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 2 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 1 pantheon member entity. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Jerusalem is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Jerusalem’s startups excel particularly in Foodtech where it ranks 48 and in Software & Data, and Healthtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Jerusalem
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Hometalk
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ChimeraBox
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OurCrowd

Startups

Successful Foodtech startups in Jerusalem

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Jerusalem's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Jerusalem there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Foodtech, Software & Data, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 62% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Jerusalem.

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Overview

Jerusalem is Israel's 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 3rd in Middle East. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Jerusalem is ranked 79th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Hometalk and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Mobileye and Hub Etzion.

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