The Startup Ecosystem of Bielefeld
Bielefeld has 25 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Bielefeld lost 20 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 656th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Germany
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Bielefeld Top Startup Industries
10 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Bielefeld Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Bielefeld 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 Bielefeld2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Bielefeld 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Bielefeld has decreased by 66.87%. During this period, the number of deals in Bielefeld has decreased by 62.5%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Bielefeld exceeded US$ $42.43M.
Average Funding in 2023
$499.58K
Funding in 2023
$1.50M
Deals in 2023
3
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Bielefeld
Global Rank
Bielefeld is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Bielefeld’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 494 and in Ecommerce & Retail, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Germany - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 13th - 2 | 49.918 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 39th - 5 | 21.959 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 98th - 8 | 8.060 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th + 1 | 134th + 26 | 5.112 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th - 1 | 152nd - 4 | 4.237 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 154th + 12 | 4.149 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 163rd + 25 | 3.886 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 1 | 178th + 26 | 3.244 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 206th - 24 | 2.481 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th + 5 | 225th + 40 | 2.084 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Bielefeld
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Bielefeld's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Bielefeld there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Ecommerce & Retail, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 76% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bielefeld.
32nd
National Rank
207th
Regional Rank
Overview
Bielefeld is Germany's 32nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 207th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Bielefeld is ranked 656th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Semalytix.
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