The Startup Ecosystem of Boston Area
Boston Area has 3,312 startups in our sample database. This represents about 5% of The United States’s startups. Boston Area is the 4th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
Boston Area kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, ranking 5th.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Boston Top Startup Industries
65 startups
332 startups
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Boston Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Boston 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...
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- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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Startup Funding in Boston2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Boston 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Boston has decreased by 28.97%. During this period, the number of deals in Boston has decreased by 30.83%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Boston exceeded US$ $134.37B.
Average Funding in 2023
$22.24M
Funding in 2023
$15.37B
Deals in 2023
691
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Boston
Global Rank
Boston Area is ranked within the top 10 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Boston Area’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 2 and in Healthtech, and Foodtech. 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 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Boston's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Boston Area there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Foodtech. These three industries represent about 13% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Boston Area.
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National Rank
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Regional Rank
Overview
Boston Area is The United States' 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 4th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Boston Area is ranked 5th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Athenahealth and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as General Catalyst and Starlab Studio.
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