Canada India Accelerator Program

Canadian Technology Accelerator - Cleantech

Canadian Technology Accelerator

Staples Studio

Impact Hub Ottawa

Spaces - 208 Booth Street

MILLIONS.co

Plantaform

Brash

PowerBuild

Fullscript

Kinaxis

iQ Offices

Ottawa has 277 startups in our sample database. This represents about 4% of Canada’s startups. Ottawa is the 4th best startup ecosystem in Canada.

While Ottawa decreased by 19 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2025, its ranking in Canada remained stable
      at 4 nationally since 2024.

Explore Ottawa’s startup ecosystem which ranks 4th in Canada and 86th globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Ottawa. Dive into Ecommerce & Retail, which is the best startup industry in Ottawa.

Startup Ecosystem of Ottawa | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Ottawa includes a sample of 277 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 <a class="underline" href="https://lp.startupblink.com/pro-map/">Pro account</a> for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

With a large variety of initiatives, Ottawa's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in North America. Ottawa offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Ottawa's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Ottawa there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Hardware & IoT, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 59% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Ottawa. 

Ottawa is Canada's 4th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 31st in North America. With a population of 1M - 2M people,
   Ottawa is ranked 86th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including PowerBuild and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by
       organizations such as Shopify and iQ Offices.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 7 #116-50

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 12a #78-40

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Sinsa

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Nippon Life Nihonbashi Building

Metropolitan Plaza Building

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Wings Accelerator

Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research

The Hive (Pre-Accelerator) program for Women Entrepreneurs

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch