The Startup Ecosystem of Baltimore
Baltimore has 425 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United States’s startups. Baltimore is the 28th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Baltimore lost 1 spot in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 82nd worldwide.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Baltimore Top Startup Industries
88 startups
20 startups
15 startups
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Baltimore Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Baltimore 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 Baltimore2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Baltimore 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Baltimore has decreased by 39.56%. During this period, the number of deals in Baltimore has increased by 57.89%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Baltimore exceeded US$ $7.63B.
Average Funding in 2023
$2.89M
Funding in 2023
$433.62M
Deals in 2023
150
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Baltimore
Global Rank
Baltimore is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Baltimore’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 39 and in Foodtech, 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 Baltimore
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Baltimore's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Baltimore there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Foodtech, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 29% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Baltimore.
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National Rank
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Regional Rank
Overview
Baltimore is The United States' 28th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 32nd in North America. With a population of <0.1M people, Baltimore is ranked 82nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
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