The Startup Ecosystem of Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru has 7 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Malaysia’s startups. Johor Bahru is the 3rd best startup ecosystem in Malaysia.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Johor Bahru developed considerably and increased in the Global Ecosystem Index by 404 spots.

National Ranking

3rd
0
In Malaysia

Regional Ranking

13th
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9
In South East Asia

Global Ranking

594th
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404
Worldwide

Startups

Johor Bahru Top Startup Industries

Ecommerce & Retail icon
Ecommerce & Retail
1 startups

1 startups

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
1 startups

1 startups

Foodtech icon
Foodtech
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Johor Bahru Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Johor Bahru 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 Score5944040.36100%0
Quantity Score530-5543380.07721.28%17
Sample size of startups615-674371712.95%-80
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-5
Sample size of coworking spaces155-156-10320%13
Community Score258-632690.038.33%37

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Johor Bahru

Startups in Johor Bahru excel in Ecommerce & Retail, Software & Data, and and Foodtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Ecommerce & Retail industry. One of the most promising startups in Johor Bahru in 2023 is Nutrition Technologies, The Red Warriors FC Berhad, and Dreamztech.

Global Rank

Johor Bahru is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Johor Bahru’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail and in Software & Data, and Foodtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Johor Bahru
Nutrition Technologies startup icon
Nutrition Technologies
The Red Warriors FC Berhad startup icon
The Red Warriors FC Berhad
Dreamztech startup icon
Dreamztech

Startups

Successful Ecommerce & Retail startups in Johor Bahru
Dreamztech startup icon
Dreamztech

ECOSYSTEM

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Regional Rank

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