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.
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Mecca Top Startup Industries
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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
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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
| 2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 155th + 99 | 4.181 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 394th - 9 | 0.846 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 545th + 18 | 0.424 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
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Successful Ecommerce & Retail startups in Mecca
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