The Startup Ecosystem of Alexandria
Alexandria has 21 startups in our sample database. This represents about 4% of Egypt’s startups. Alexandria is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in Egypt.
CITY RANKING
Alexandria is a new entry in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 670th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Egypt
Regional Ranking
In Northern Africa
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Alexandria Top Startup Industries
9 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Alexandria Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Alexandria 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
ECOSYSTEM
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Startup Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Alexandria2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Alexandria 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Alexandria has decreased by 78.02%. During this period, the number of deals in Alexandria has decreased by 63.64%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Alexandria exceeded US$ $23.75M.
Average Funding in 2023
$90.41K
Funding in 2023
$361.66K
Deals in 2023
4
USD
Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Alexandria
Global Rank
Alexandria is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Alexandria’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 605 and in Edtech, and Transportation. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Egypt - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 97th + 27 | 8.071 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd new | 670th new | 0.269 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd new | 1271st new | 0.051 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Alexandria
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Alexandria's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Alexandria there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Edtech, Transportation. These three industries represent about 67% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Alexandria.
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National Rank
5th
Regional Rank
Overview
Alexandria is Egypt's 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 5th in Northern Africa. With a population of <0.1M people, Alexandria is ranked 670th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including El-Kheta.
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