Leeds has 45 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United Kingdom’s startups. Leeds is the 9th best startup ecosystem in The United Kingdom.
Since 2023, Leeds lost 74 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 200th worldwide.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Leeds 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...
Leeds is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.
Leeds’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 59 and in Foodtech, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 3rd 0 | 127.426 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd + 1 | 63rd 0 | 10.048 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd - 1 | 85th - 25 | 8.150 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th + 1 | 96th - 1 | 7.320 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th - 1 | 101st - 7 | 7.128 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 117th - 21 | 5.985 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 3 | 158th - 10 | 4.005 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 170th - 40 | 3.661 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 200th - 74 | 2.941 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th + 5 | 203rd + 23 | 2.823 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Within Leeds there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Foodtech, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 33% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Leeds.
Leeds is The United Kingdom's 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 53rd in Western Europe. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Leeds is ranked 200th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Xercise4less.
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