The Startup Ecosystem of Barranquilla
Barranquilla has 52 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of Colombia’s startups. Barranquilla is the 4th best startup ecosystem in Colombia.
CITY RANKING
While Barranquilla decreased by 9 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Colombia remained stable at 4 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Colombia
Regional Ranking
In South America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Barranquilla Top Startup Industries
10 startups
2 startups
18 startups
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Barranquilla Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Barranquilla 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 Barranquilla2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Barranquilla 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Barranquilla has increased by 455.27%. During this period, the number of deals in Barranquilla has increased by 33.33%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Barranquilla exceeded US$ $19.82M.
Average Funding in 2023
$1.61M
Funding in 2023
$6.43M
Deals in 2023
4
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Barranquilla
Global Rank
Barranquilla is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Barranquilla’s startups excel particularly in Fintech where it ranks 273 and in Marketing & Sales, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Colombia - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 63rd + 2 | 11.553 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 162nd + 6 | 3.886 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 281st + 1 | 1.463 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 420th - 9 | 0.737 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th + 1 | 738th + 47 | 0.224 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th - 1 | 764th + 11 | 0.203 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 795th + 12 | 0.191 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 897th - 26 | 0.148 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 989th - 77 | 0.119 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 1043rd - 123 | 0.103 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Barranquilla's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Barranquilla there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Fintech, Marketing & Sales, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 58% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Barranquilla.
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National Rank
17th
Regional Rank
Overview
Barranquilla is Colombia's 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 17th in South America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Barranquilla is ranked 420th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including FitHub.
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