The Startup Ecosystem of Bournemouth
Bournemouth has 45 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Bournemouth lost 51 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 450th worldwide.
National Ranking
In United Kingdom
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Bournemouth Top Startup Industries
4 startups
3 startups
2 startups
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Bournemouth Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Bournemouth 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Bournemouth has decreased by 94.2%. During this period, the number of deals in Bournemouth has decreased by 50%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Bournemouth exceeded US$ $187.30M.
Average Funding in 2023
$154.80K
Funding in 2023
$928.79K
Deals in 2023
6
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Bournemouth
Global Rank
Bournemouth is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Bournemouth’s startups excel particularly in Marketing & Sales where it ranks 209 and in Social & Leisure, and Fintech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United Kingdom - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
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1st 0 | 3rd 0 | 144.375 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Bournemouth's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Bournemouth there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Marketing & Sales, Social & Leisure, Fintech. These three industries represent about 20% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bournemouth.
28th
National Rank
130th
Regional Rank
Overview
Bournemouth is The United Kingdom's 28th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 130th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Bournemouth is ranked 450th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including OnBuy.
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