The Startup Ecosystem of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara has 90 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

While Santa Barbara decreased by 4 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States increased by 2 spots.

National Ranking

29th
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In United States

Regional Ranking

34th
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In North America

Global Ranking

88th
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4
Worldwide

Startups

Santa Barbara Top Startup Industries

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Hardware & IoT
#46 worldwide

5 startups

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Software & Data
#55 worldwide

30 startups

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Marketing & Sales
#94 worldwide

7 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Santa Barbara Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Santa Barbara 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 Score88-48.086100%0
Quantity Score194-195-100.4095.06%-19
Sample size of startups150-5823.38%-7
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-3
Sample size of coworking spaces453-498-260.45%-7
Community Score130-182460.091.11%2

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The Startup Ecosystem in Santa Barbara

Our startup ecosystem map for Santa Barbara includes a sample of 90 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 3 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Santa Barbara is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Santa Barbara’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 46 and in Software & Data, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Santa Barbara
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Well Health
Kate Farms startup icon
Kate Farms
lynda.com startup icon
lynda.com

Startups

Successful Hardware & IoT startups in Santa Barbara
Seek Thermal startup icon
Seek Thermal
Quintessent startup icon
Quintessent
Zymbit startup icon
Zymbit

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Santa Barbara's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Santa Barbara there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 47% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Santa Barbara.

29th

National Rank

34th

Regional Rank

Overview

Santa Barbara is The United States' 29th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 34th in North America. With a population of <0.1M people, Santa Barbara is ranked 88th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Well Health.

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