The Startup Ecosystem of Lafayette

Lafayette has 42 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

While Lafayette decreased by 4 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2023, its ranking in The United States increased by 2 spots.

National Ranking

81st
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2
In United States

Regional Ranking

93rd
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3
In North America

Global Ranking

281st
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4
Worldwide

Startups

Lafayette Top Startup Industries

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Foodtech
#126 worldwide

4 startups

Healthtech icon
Healthtech
#154 worldwide

8 startups

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Edtech
#162 worldwide

4 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Lafayette Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Lafayette 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
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The Startup Ecosystem in Lafayette

Startups in Lafayette excel in Foodtech, Healthtech, and and Edtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Foodtech industry. One of the most promising startups in Lafayette in 2023 is Adranos Energetics, FlyGuys, and Hawthorne Effect.

Global Rank

Lafayette is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Lafayette’s startups excel particularly in Foodtech where it ranks 126 and in Healthtech, and Edtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Lafayette
Adranos Energetics startup icon
Adranos Energetics
FlyGuys startup icon
FlyGuys
Hawthorne Effect startup icon
Hawthorne Effect

Startups

Successful Foodtech startups in Lafayette
OCHO Candy startup icon
OCHO Candy
Waitr Holdings startup icon
Waitr Holdings
GRYFN startup icon
GRYFN

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Lafayette's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Lafayette there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Foodtech, Healthtech, Edtech. These three industries represent about 38% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Lafayette.

81st

National Rank

93rd

Regional Rank

Overview

Lafayette is The United States' 81st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 93rd in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Lafayette is ranked 281st in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Adranos Energetics.

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