The Startup Ecosystem of Swansea

Swansea has 9 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

While Swansea decreased by 25 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United Kingdom increased by 2 spots.

National Ranking

45th
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2
In United Kingdom

Regional Ranking

197th
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3
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

618th
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25
Worldwide

Startups

Swansea Top Startup Industries

Software & Data icon
Software & Data
#441 worldwide

4 startups

Social & Leisure icon
Social & Leisure
2 startups

2 startups

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Swansea Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Swansea 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 Score618-250.337100%0
Quantity Score638-648-1060.0617.8%-17
Sample size of startups546-5791917.8%162
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-2
Sample size of coworking spaces503-552250%42
Community Score633-1139-30600%-35

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Swansea

Startups in Swansea excel in Software & Data, Social & Leisure, and Hardware & and IoT. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Software & Data industry. One of the most promising startups in Swansea in 2023 is Veeqo, Marine Power Systems, and Litelok.

Global Rank

Swansea is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Swansea’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 441 and in Social & Leisure, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Swansea
Veeqo startup icon
Veeqo
Marine Power Systems startup icon
Marine Power Systems
Litelok startup icon
Litelok

Startups

Successful Software & Data startups in Swansea
Veeqo startup icon
Veeqo

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Swansea's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Swansea there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Social & Leisure, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 78% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Swansea.

45th

National Rank

197th

Regional Rank

Overview

Swansea is The United Kingdom's 45th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 197th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Swansea is ranked 618th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Veeqo.

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