The Startup Ecosystem of Athens
Athens has 227 startups in our sample database. This represents about 75% of Greece’s startups. Athens is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Greece.
CITY RANKING
While Athens decreased by 4 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Greece remained stable at 1 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Greece
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
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Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Athens Top Startup Industries
23 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Athens Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Athens 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
Browse the startup ecosystem database of Athens
Startup Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Athens2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Athens 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Athens has decreased by 57.74%. During this period, the number of deals in Athens has decreased by 27.27%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Athens exceeded US$ $2.18B.
Average Funding in 2023
$9.17M
Funding in 2023
$220.02M
Deals in 2023
24
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Athens
Global Rank
Athens is ranked within the top 150 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Athens’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 66 and in Fintech, and Edtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Greece - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 120th - 4 | 6.176 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 470th - 5 | 0.557 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd new | 759th new | 0.205 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th new | 1181st new | 0.069 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Athens's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Athens there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Fintech, Edtech. These three industries represent about 20% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Athens.
1st
National Rank
26th
Regional Rank
Overview
Athens is Greece's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 26th in Western Europe. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Athens is ranked 120th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Workable.
ECOSYSTEM
Startup Infrastructure in Athens
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