The Startup Ecosystem of Louisville

Louisville has 93 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

While Louisville decreased by 5 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 35 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

40th
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Global Ranking

103rd
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Startups

Louisville Top Startup Industries

Energy & Environment icon
Energy & Environment
#47 worldwide

3 startups

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Healthtech
#49 worldwide

30 startups

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Software & Data
#74 worldwide

31 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Louisville Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Louisville 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 Score103-57.063100%0
Quantity Score179-60.4536.41%-8
Sample size of startups1452864.06%9
Sample size of accelerators341-477-10210.14%0
Sample size of coworking spaces300-31932121.53%-7
Community Score258-632-820.030.42%-4

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The Startup Ecosystem in Louisville

Our startup ecosystem map for Louisville includes a sample of 93 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 1 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Louisville is ranked within the top 150 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Louisville’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 47 and in Healthtech, and Software & Data. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Louisville
AMP Robotics startup icon
AMP Robotics
Swimlane startup icon
Swimlane
Solid Power startup icon
Solid Power

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Louisville
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Solid Power
FreshFry startup icon
FreshFry

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Louisville's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Louisville there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 69% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Louisville.

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National Rank

40th

Regional Rank

Overview

Louisville is The United States' 35th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 40th in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Louisville is ranked 103rd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including AMP Robotics.

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