VOCA AS

KitchenTime

Pure Norway Water

Kristiansand has 12 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Norway’s startups. Kristiansand is the 8th best startup ecosystem in Norway.

Since 2024, Kristiansand lost 161 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 993rd worldwide.

Explore Kristiansand’s startup ecosystem which ranks 8th in Norway and 993rd globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Kristiansand. Dive into Software & Data, which is the best startup industry in Kristiansand.

Startup Ecosystem of Kristiansand | StartupBlink

Startups in Kristiansand excel in Software & Data, Foodtech, and and Edtech.
    There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Software & Data
    industry. One of the most promising startups in Kristiansand in 2024 is
    KitchenTime, VOCA AS, and Pure Norway Water.

With a large variety of initiatives, Kristiansand's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in Western Europe. Kristiansand offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Kristiansand's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Kristiansand there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Foodtech, Edtech. These three industries represent about 67% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Kristiansand. 

Kristiansand is Norway's 8th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 325th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people,
   Kristiansand is ranked 993rd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including KitchenTime.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

SK Hynix

Toss Lab

AIV 

OP.GG

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch

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