The Startup Ecosystem of Minneapolis

Minneapolis has 372 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United States’s startups. Minneapolis is the 17th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

While Minneapolis decreased by 4 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 17 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

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Global Ranking

47th
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Worldwide

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Startups

Minneapolis Top Startup Industries

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Healthtech
#21 worldwide

49 startups

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
#44 worldwide

70 startups

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Foodtech
#51 worldwide

9 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Minneapolis Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Minneapolis 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...

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  • Performance equal to global ranking
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ParameterParameter Global rankParameter rank change since 2022ResultContribution to total scoreRank gain / loss due to parameter
Total Score47-413.783100%0
Quantity Score59-11.78112.92%-1
Sample size of startups5532997.23%-5
Sample size of accelerators84-92990.65%0
Sample size of coworking spaces9112592.57%0
Community Score1-36270.32.18%0

ECOSYSTEM

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Minneapolis

Our startup ecosystem map for Minneapolis includes a sample of 372 tech companies. We have identified as unicorn 1 startup that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 1 pantheon member entity. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Minneapolis is ranked within the top 50 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Minneapolis’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 21 and in Software & Data, and Foodtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Minneapolis
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When I Work
Field Nation startup icon
Field Nation
Code42 startup icon
Code42

Startups

Successful Healthtech startups in Minneapolis
Gravie startup icon
Gravie
Relievant Medsystems startup icon
Relievant Medsystems
Sonex Health startup icon
Sonex Health

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Minneapolis's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Minneapolis there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Software & Data, Foodtech. These three industries represent about 34% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Minneapolis.

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National Rank

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Regional Rank

Overview

Minneapolis is The United States' 17th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 20th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Minneapolis is ranked 47th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including When I Work and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Rivian and 729 N Washington Ave.

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