The Startup Ecosystem of Charleston

Charleston has 68 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

While Charleston decreased by 11 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States increased by 5 spots.

National Ranking

54th
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5
In United States

Regional Ranking

63rd
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4
In North America

Global Ranking

183rd
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11
Worldwide

Startups

Charleston Top Startup Industries

Energy & Environment icon
Energy & Environment
#44 worldwide

2 startups

Foodtech icon
Foodtech
#95 worldwide

3 startups

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Edtech
#129 worldwide

4 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Charleston Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Charleston 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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The Startup Ecosystem in Charleston

Startups in Charleston excel in Energy & Environment, Foodtech, and and Edtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Energy & Environment industry. One of the most promising startups in Charleston in 2023 is Palmetto Clean Technology, Zebedee, and Tallo.

Global Rank

Charleston is ranked within the top 200 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Charleston’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 44 and in Foodtech, and Edtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Charleston
Palmetto Clean Technology startup icon
Palmetto Clean Technology
Zebedee startup icon
Zebedee
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Tallo

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Charleston
Palmetto Clean Technology startup icon
Palmetto Clean Technology

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Charleston's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Charleston there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Foodtech, Edtech. These three industries represent about 13% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Charleston.

54th

National Rank

63rd

Regional Rank

Overview

Charleston is The United States' 54th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 63rd in North America. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Charleston is ranked 183rd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Palmetto Clean Technology.

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