The Startup Ecosystem of Rome

Rome has 131 startups in our sample database. This represents about 12% of Italy’s startups. Rome is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in Italy.

CITY RANKING

While Rome decreased by 24 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in Italy remained stable at 2 nationally since 2022.

National Ranking

2nd
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In Italy

Regional Ranking

45th
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11
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

167th
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24
Worldwide

Startups

Rome Top Startup Industries

Energy & Environment icon
Energy & Environment
#87 worldwide

6 startups

Social & Leisure icon
Social & Leisure
#97 worldwide

17 startups

Marketing & Sales icon
Marketing & Sales
#109 worldwide

9 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Rome Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Rome 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 Score167-243.808100%0
Quantity Score105-106-100.88723.29%33
Sample size of startups120-121-412421.71%33
Sample size of accelerators66-69-11120%-2
Sample size of coworking spaces86-1690%7
Community Score183-257-690.061.58%-2

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The Startup Ecosystem in Rome

Startups in Rome excel in Energy & Environment, Social & Leisure, and Marketing & and Sales. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Energy & Environment industry. One of the most promising startups in Rome in 2023 is Soundreef, Together Price, and Codemotion.

Global Rank

Rome is ranked within the top 200 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Rome’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 87 and in Social & Leisure, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Rome
Soundreef startup icon
Soundreef
Together Price startup icon
Together Price
Codemotion startup icon
Codemotion

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Rome
Enel X startup icon
Enel X
HURBA startup icon
HURBA
SMART-I startup icon
SMART-I

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Rome's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Rome there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Social & Leisure, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 24% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Rome.

2nd

National Rank

45th

Regional Rank

Overview

Rome is Italy's 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 45th in Western Europe. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Rome is ranked 167th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Soundreef.

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