Umea boasts 8 startups in our sample database which represents about 1% of Sweden’s sampled startups. Umea is the 10th best startup ecosystem in Sweden.
Since 2022, Umea lost 730 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 730th worldwide.
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Umea is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Umea’s startups excel particularly in Health where it ranks 340 and in Software and Data, and Social & Leisure. Find out more
2022 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 23rd + 1 | 31.273 | 3.19 | 24.29 | 3.80 | |
2nd 0 | 118th + 19 | 6.105 | 0.32 | 2.37 | 3.41 | |
3rd 0 | 165th + 6 | 4.812 | 0.55 | 0.65 | 3.61 | |
4th + 1 | 206th + 210 | 3.981 | 0.14 | 0.69 | 3.15 | |
5th - 1 | 290th + 28 | 2.229 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 1.76 | |
6th 0 | 505th 0 | 0.721 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.57 | |
7th + 1 | 604th - 32 | 0.499 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.40 | |
8th - 1 | 673rd - 131 | 0.414 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.33 | |
9th new | 719th new | 0.352 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.28 | |
10th new | 730th new | 0.336 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.27 |
On our map, you can explore a total of 4 startups for Health.
Umea boasts 2 startups in Software and Data on our map.
Our database contains 1 startup for this industry.
Within Umea there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Health, Software and Data, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 88% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Umea.
Umea is Sweden's 10th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 239th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Umea is ranked th in the world. The city boasts some notable startup success stories including Zordix.
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