The Startup Ecosystem of Bellingham
Bellingham has 19 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Bellingham lost 60 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 370th worldwide.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Bellingham Top Startup Industries
3 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Bellingham Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Bellingham 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 Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Bellingham2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Bellingham 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Bellingham has decreased by 46.28%. During this period, the number of deals in Bellingham has increased by 200%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Bellingham exceeded US$ $133.25M.
Average Funding in 2023
$1.01M
Funding in 2023
$3.04M
Deals in 2023
3
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Bellingham
Global Rank
Bellingham is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Bellingham’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 260 and in Software & Data, and Edtech. 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 | |
5th 0 | 12th 0 | 52.052 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 15th 0 | 42.256 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 17th + 4 | 41.259 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 1 | 19th - 1 | 37.971 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 24th - 2 | 34.098 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 25th + 1 | 33.768 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Bellingham
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Bellingham's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Bellingham there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Software & Data, Edtech. These three industries represent about 42% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bellingham.
106th
National Rank
120th
Regional Rank
Overview
Bellingham is The United States' 106th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 120th in North America. With a population of <0.1M people, Bellingham is ranked 370th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Place.
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