The Startup Ecosystem of San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay has 8310 startups in our sample database which represents about 23% of The United States’s sampled startups. San Francisco Bay is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in The United States.

CITY RANKING

San Francisco Bay kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, ranking 1st.

National Ranking

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Regional Ranking

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In North America

Global Ranking

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The Startup Ecosystem in San Francisco

Our startup ecosystem map for San Francisco Bay includes a sample of 8310 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 264 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 83 pantheon member entities. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

San Francisco Bay is ranked within the top 10 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

San Francisco Bay’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail where it ranks 1 and in Education, and Energy & Environment. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in San Francisco
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Medium
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JUUL
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Credit Sesame

Startups

Successful Ecommerce & Retail startups in San Francisco
Cruise Automation startup icon
Cruise Automation
Narvar startup icon
Narvar
Gumroad startup icon
Gumroad

Startups

Startups Ranking by Industry

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Ecommerce & Retail
#1 worldwide

On our map, you can explore a total of 2093 startups for Ecommerce & Retail.

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Education
#1 worldwide

The Education industry in San Francisco Bay is ranked 1 globally. There are 548 startups for Education on our sample database and map.

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Energy & Environment
#1 worldwide

Energy & Environment is ranked 1st in the world. Our database contains 461 startups for this industry.

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join San Francisco's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within San Francisco Bay there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Education, Energy & Environment. These three industries represent about 37% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of San Francisco Bay.

1st

National Rank

1st

Regional Rank

Overview

With a population within 0.1M - 0.5M people, San Francisco Bay is The United States' top startup ecosystem and is ranked 1st in North America. The city has some notable startup success stories including Medium and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Google Pay and Regus - California, San Jose Airport.

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

Accelerators

Stanford Technology Ventures Program startup icon

Stanford Technology Ventures Program

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SkyDeck Berkeley

Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator startup icon

Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator

Coworking Spaces

475 Sansome Street startup icon

475 Sansome Street

2120 University Ave startup icon

2120 University Ave

600 California St startup icon

600 California St

Organizations

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amoCRM

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The Founder Institute

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Contus

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