The Startup Ecosystem of Brighton
Brighton has 96 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United Kingdom’s startups. Brighton is the 16th best startup ecosystem in The United Kingdom.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Brighton lost 39 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 277th worldwide.
National Ranking
In United Kingdom
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Brighton Top Startup Industries
15 startups
7 startups
10 startups
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Brighton Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Brighton 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 Brighton2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Brighton 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Brighton has decreased by 41.97%. During this period, the number of deals in Brighton has decreased by 33.33%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Brighton exceeded US$ $161.88M.
Average Funding in 2023
$1.94M
Funding in 2023
$15.51M
Deals in 2023
8
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Brighton
Global Rank
Brighton is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Brighton’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 135 and in Marketing & Sales, and Edtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United Kingdom - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 3rd 0 | 144.375 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 72nd - 9 | 9.776 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 85th 0 | 9.030 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 99th - 3 | 7.884 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 119th - 18 | 6.448 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 121st - 4 | 6.171 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 168th + 2 | 3.733 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 1 | 172nd - 14 | 3.598 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 188th + 12 | 2.890 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th + 2 | 211th + 11 | 2.292 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Brighton
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Brighton's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Brighton there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Marketing & Sales, Edtech. These three industries represent about 33% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Brighton.
16th
National Rank
74th
Regional Rank
Overview
Brighton is The United Kingdom's 16th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 74th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Brighton is ranked 277th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including TrustedHousesitters.
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