The Startup Ecosystem of Mecca

Mecca has 4 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of Saudi Arabia’s startups. Mecca is the 4th best startup ecosystem in Saudi Arabia.

CITY RANKING

While Mecca decreased by 60 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in Saudi Arabia remained stable at 4 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

4th
0
In Saudi Arabia

Regional Ranking

30th
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5
In Middle East

Global Ranking

1037th
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60
Worldwide

Startups

Mecca Top Startup Industries

Ecommerce & Retail icon
Ecommerce & Retail
1 startups

1 startups

Healthtech icon
Healthtech
1 startups

1 startups

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Mecca Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Mecca 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 Score1037-600.092100%0
Quantity Score935-1000-2350.0221.68%-30
Sample size of startups955-1135-171321.68%8
Sample size of accelerators341-477-10210%-3
Sample size of coworking spaces503-552-5250%-23
Community Score633-1139-30600%-32

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The Startup Ecosystem in Mecca

Startups in Mecca excel in Ecommerce & Retail, Healthtech, and Hardware & and IoT. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Ecommerce & Retail industry. One of the most promising startups in Mecca in 2023 is Ynmo, Averos, and Scimagine.

Global Rank

Mecca is ranked below the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Mecca’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail and in Healthtech, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more

Top Cities for Startups in Saudi Arabia - Ranked by StartupBlink
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Startups

Notable Startups in Mecca
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Ynmo
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Averos
Scimagine startup icon
Scimagine

Startups

Successful Ecommerce & Retail startups in Mecca

ECOSYSTEM

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Overview

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National Rank

30th

Regional Rank

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