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<p><br>Although Somalia is still an ecosystem in the seed stage, we were inspired to see how the public sector, local entrepreneurs, and international organizations have worked hard to foster disruptive innovations aimed at solving some of the country’s biggest problems. In particular, women entrepreneurs play an important role in the economy of Somalia, as they own almost half of the businesses. The innovative potential of the country is supported by local and international organizations such as <a href="https://www.innovate-ventures.com/">Innovate Ventures</a>, <a href="https://work-in-progress.vc4a.com/">VC4A</a>, and <a href="https://www.responseinnovationlab.com/">the Response Innovation Labs.</a><br></p>
<p><br>As a country that finds itself on a major transformation path, Somalia has a number of reforms to tackle and several challenges to address. These challenges aren’t only financial but also have to do with building infrastructure and changing both the country’s narrative and mentality when it comes to entrepreneurship. We look forward to seeing how these reforms will be implemented in the coming years and the positive impact they will have on Somalia’s startup scene.<br></p>

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<br>Somalia is a surprising example of innovation flourishing under tough economic and geopolitical circumstances. With some stability restored over the last decade, Somalia has a strategic location at the horn of Africa and routes through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.<br> ==read-more==

<br>Although Somalia is still an ecosystem in the seed stage, we were inspired to see how the public sector, local entrepreneurs, and international organizations have worked hard to foster disruptive innovations aimed at solving some of the country’s biggest problems. In particular, women entrepreneurs play an important role in the economy of Somalia, as they own almost half of the businesses. The innovative potential of the country is supported by local and international organizations such as [Innovate Ventures](https://www.innovate-ventures.com/), [VC4A](https://work-in-progress.vc4a.com/), and [the Response Innovation Labs.](https://www.responseinnovationlab.com/)<br>

<br>As a country that finds itself on a major transformation path, Somalia has a number of reforms to tackle and several challenges to address. These challenges aren't only financial but also have to do with building infrastructure and changing both the country’s narrative and mentality when it comes to entrepreneurship. We look forward to seeing how these reforms will be implemented in the coming years and the positive impact they will have on Somalia’s startup scene.<br>

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

The country has some notable startup success stories including , Zaad.

Somalia has 2 cities in the top 1000
      and is one of Eastern Africa’s best countries for setting up a startup.

Since 2024, Somalia lost 3 spots
    in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 101st worldwide.

Somalia’s startup ecosystem ranks 5th in Eastern Africa and 101st globally. Somalia’s startups raised 114286 US dollars on average. Find the most promising startups, unicorns, and notable exits in Somalia.

Startup Ecosystem of Somalia | Startupblink

In 2024, Somalia register a rise in
    Software & Data startups. Some of the most notable success stories in this
    industry are those of , Zaad.

With a large variety of accelerator programs and initiatives, Somalia's startup scene stands out from that of other countries in Eastern Africa. Somalia offers a number of funding
opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups. Below is a list of some of Somalia's most prominent support initiatives:

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

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

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

SK Hynix

Toss Lab

AIV 

OP.GG

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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