The Startup Ecosystem of Tampa Bay Area

Tampa Bay Area has 196 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

Since 2023, Tampa Bay Area lost 18 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 94th worldwide.

National Ranking

33rd
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5
In United States

Regional Ranking

38th
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7
In North America

Global Ranking

94th
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18
Worldwide

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Startups

Tampa Top Startup Industries

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
#51 worldwide

5 startups

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Transportation
#73 worldwide

4 startups

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Software & Data
#75 worldwide

44 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Tampa Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Tampa 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 Score94-187.469100%0
Quantity Score8811.21716.29%9
Sample size of startups87-11797.99%-20
Sample size of accelerators94-1037781.07%0
Sample size of coworking spaces116-1188453.61%0
Community Score46-56-180.243.21%0

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The Startup Ecosystem in Tampa

Our startup ecosystem map for Tampa Bay Area includes a sample of 196 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 1 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Get the Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Tampa Bay Area is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Tampa Bay Area’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 51 and in Transportation, and Software & Data. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Tampa
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Akamai Technologies
Fittr startup icon
Fittr
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Slide

Startups

Successful Hardware & IoT startups in Tampa
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iApartments
Abacode startup icon
Abacode
Sun Dental Holdings startup icon
Sun Dental Holdings

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Tampa's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Tampa Bay Area there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Transportation, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 27% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Tampa Bay Area.

33rd

National Rank

38th

Regional Rank

Overview

Tampa Bay Area is The United States' 33rd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 38th in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Tampa Bay Area is ranked 94th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Akamai Technologies.

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