The Startup Ecosystem of San Diego
San Diego has 940 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United States’s startups. San Diego is the 9th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
While San Diego decreased by 1 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 9 nationally since 2022.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance San Diego 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...
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The Startup Ecosystem in San Diego
Global Rank
San Diego is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
San Diego’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 4 and in Marketing & Sales, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink
| 2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 1st 0 | 546.427 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 2nd 0 | 223.407 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 4th 0 | 116.943 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 5th 0 | 103.337 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 12th - 1 | 48.190 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 15th - 1 | 38.352 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 18th + 1 | 34.200 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 21st - 1 | 33.444 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 22nd - 1 | 33.148 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 26th 0 | 29.255 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
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Notable Startups in San Diego
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Successful Healthtech startups in San Diego
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Why should you join San Diego's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within San Diego there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Marketing & Sales, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 53% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of San Diego.
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Overview
San Diego is The United States' 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 9th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, San Diego is ranked 22nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Cloudbeds and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Qualcomm and Regus - California, San Diego - 501 W. Broadway.
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