NC IDEA

Venture Connect Online

The Startup Lab

One Glenwood

One City Center

Regus - North Carolina, Raleigh - Forum I (Office Suites Plus)

iContact

GoTriangle

inMotionNow.com

ChannelAdvisor

ServiceTrade

Samanage

Spaces - North Carolina, Raleigh - The Dillon

Raleigh Durham has 681 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United States’s startups. Raleigh Durham is the 16th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

While Raleigh Durham decreased by 4 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2025, its ranking in The United States remained stable
      at 16 nationally since 2024.

Explore Raleigh Durham’s startup ecosystem which ranks 16th in The United States and 45th globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Raleigh Durham. Dive into Social & Leisure, which is the best startup industry in Raleigh Durham.

Startup Ecosystem of Raleigh Durham | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Raleigh Durham includes a sample of 681 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 3 startups 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, Raleigh Durham's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in North America. Raleigh Durham offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Raleigh Durham's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Raleigh Durham there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Healthtech, Foodtech. These three industries represent about 16% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Raleigh Durham. 

Raleigh Durham is The United States' 16th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 18th in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people,
   Raleigh Durham is ranked 45th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including ChannelAdvisor and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by
       organizations such as Epic Games and Spaces - North Carolina, Raleigh - The Dillon.

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 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

Calle 81 #11-08

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

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

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

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

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.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

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

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