The Startup Ecosystem of Tainan City

Tainan City has 26 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of Taiwan’s startups. Tainan City is the 4th best startup ecosystem in Taiwan.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Tainan City developed considerably and increased in the Global Ecosystem Index by 140 spots.

National Ranking

4th
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In Taiwan

Regional Ranking

36th
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11
In East Asia

Global Ranking

446th
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140
Worldwide

Startups

Tainan City Top Startup Industries

Energy & Environment icon
Energy & Environment
#208 worldwide

4 startups

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
#294 worldwide

3 startups

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Healthtech
#400 worldwide

7 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Tainan City Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Tainan City 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 Score4461400.668100%0
Quantity Score934-4400.0213.11%-88
Sample size of startups954-644263.11%-5
Sample size of accelerators486-14510%-1
Sample size of coworking spaces608-10340%14
Community Score633-1139-30600%-24

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The Startup Ecosystem in Tainan City

Startups in Tainan City excel in Energy & Environment, Hardware & IoT, and and Healthtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Energy & Environment industry. One of the most promising startups in Tainan City in 2023 is ECOCO, Green Shepherd, and undefined.

Global Rank

Tainan City is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Tainan City’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 208 and in Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Tainan City
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ECOCO
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Green Shepherd

Startups

Successful Energy & Environment startups in Tainan City
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ECOCO
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Green Shepherd

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Tainan City's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Tainan City there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Hardware & IoT, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 54% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Tainan City.

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National Rank

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Regional Rank

Overview

Tainan City is Taiwan's 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 36th in East Asia. With a population of <0.1M people, Tainan City is ranked 446th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including ECOCO.

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