The Startup Ecosystem of Popayán

Popayán has 5 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Popayán lost 920 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 920th worldwide.

National Ranking

10th
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In Colombia

Regional Ranking

46th
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In South America

Global Ranking

920th
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Worldwide

Startups

Popayán Top Startup Industries

Foodtech icon
Foodtech
2 startups

2 startups

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
1 startups

1 startups

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Hardware & IoT
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Popayán Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Popayán 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 Score920N/A0.144100%0
Quantity Score740NaN0.04732.7%105
Sample size of startups1136NaN511.9%-178
Sample size of accelerators487-1139NaN00%-10
Sample size of coworking spaces681-788NaN20%-1
Community Score258-632NaN0.0320.8%137

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Popayán

Startups in Popayán excel in Foodtech, Software & Data, and Hardware & and IoT. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Foodtech industry. One of the most promising startups in Popayán in 2023 is Cacao Hunters, , and undefined.

Global Rank

Popayán is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Popayán’s startups excel particularly in Foodtech and in Software & Data, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more

Top Cities for Startups in Colombia - Ranked by StartupBlink
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Startups

Notable Startups in Popayán
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Cacao Hunters

Startups

Successful Foodtech startups in Popayán
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Cacao Hunters

ECOSYSTEM

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National Rank

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Regional Rank

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