The Startup Ecosystem of Tauranga

Tauranga has 8 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of New Zealand’s startups. Tauranga is the 4th best startup ecosystem in New Zealand.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Tauranga developed considerably and increased in the Global Ecosystem Index by 114 spots.

National Ranking

4th
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1
In New Zealand

Regional Ranking

12th
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2
In Australia and Oceania

Global Ranking

493rd
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114
Worldwide

Startups

Tauranga Top Startup Industries

Hardware & IoT icon
Hardware & IoT
2 startups

2 startups

Transportation icon
Transportation
2 startups

2 startups

Foodtech icon
Foodtech
1 startups

1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Tauranga Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Tauranga 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 Score4931140.511100%0
Quantity Score530-554770.07715.01%-16
Sample size of startups615-6744979.14%-68
Sample size of accelerators487-1139-14600%-2
Sample size of coworking spaces555-604-5040%-14
Community Score258-632690.035.88%16

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Tauranga

Startups in Tauranga excel in Hardware & IoT, Transportation, and and Foodtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Hardware & IoT industry. One of the most promising startups in Tauranga in 2023 is LawVu, Robotics Plus, and Inverse.

Global Rank

Tauranga is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Tauranga’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT and in Transportation, and Foodtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Tauranga
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LawVu
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Robotics Plus
Inverse startup icon
Inverse

Startups

Successful Hardware & IoT startups in Tauranga
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Robotics Plus

ECOSYSTEM

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Overview

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National Rank

12th

Regional Rank

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