AFWERX

Sodexo Live

Startup Lewisburg

The Wilson

901 North Glebe Road

1333 New Hampshire Ave NW

Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research

IEEE Computer Society

BioHealth Innovation

Arcadia

XENERGY

Electrify America

hCentive

Vox Media

MapBox

Regus - Alexandria, Kamarayet Roushdy

University of Maryland

1701 Rhode Island Ave NW

Washington DC Area has 1,876 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of The United States’s startups. Washington DC Area is the 8th best startup ecosystem in The United States.

While Washington DC Area decreased by 3 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2025, its ranking in The United States remained stable
      at 8 nationally since 2024.

Explore Washington DC Area’s startup ecosystem which ranks 8th in The United States and 22nd globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Washington DC Area. Dive into Energy & Environment, which is the best startup industry in Washington DC Area.

Startup Ecosystem of Washington DC Area | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Washington DC Area includes a sample of 1,876 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 9 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 2 pantheon member entities. Get the <a class="underline" href="https://lp.startupblink.com/pro-map/">Pro account</a> for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

With a large variety of initiatives, Washington DC Area's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in North America. Washington DC Area offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Washington DC Area's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Washington DC Area there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Edtech. These three industries represent about 8% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Washington DC Area. 

Washington DC Area is The United States' 8th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 9th in North America. With a population of <0.1M people,
   Washington DC Area is ranked 22nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including hCentive and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by
       organizations such as Lockheed Martin and Regus - Alexandria, Kamarayet Roushdy.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

Calle 81 #11-08

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch

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