The Startup Ecosystem of Atlanta
Atlanta has 1,254 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United States’s startups. Atlanta is the 11th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
While Atlanta decreased by 1 spot in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 11 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Atlanta Top Startup Industries
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381 startups
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Atlanta Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Atlanta 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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Startup Funding in Atlanta2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Atlanta 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Atlanta has decreased by 42.34%. During this period, the number of deals in Atlanta has decreased by 24.9%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Atlanta exceeded US$ $13.77B.
Average Funding in 2023
$6.34M
Funding in 2023
$1.17B
Deals in 2023
184
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Atlanta
Global Rank
Atlanta is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Atlanta’s startups excel particularly in Marketing & Sales where it ranks 7 and in Software & Data, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 1st 0 | 710.966 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 2nd 0 | 251.377 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 4th 0 | 121.937 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 5th 0 | 109.679 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Atlanta
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Atlanta's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Atlanta there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Marketing & Sales, Software & Data, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 39% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Atlanta.
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National Rank
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Regional Rank
Overview
Atlanta is The United States' 11th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 12th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Atlanta is ranked 29th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including BrightSpeed and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Mailchimp and Regus - Georgia, Atlanta Galleria 400.
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