The Startup Ecosystem of Bucharest
Bucharest has 262 startups in our sample database. This represents about 58% of Romania’s startups. Bucharest is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Romania.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Bucharest shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 1 spot.
National Ranking
In Romania
Regional Ranking
In Eastern Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Bucharest Top Startup Industries
116 startups
24 startups
16 startups
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Bucharest Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Bucharest 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 Bucharest2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Bucharest 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Bucharest has increased by 33.44%. During this period, the number of deals in Bucharest has decreased by 48.65%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Bucharest exceeded US$ $3.51B.
Average Funding in 2023
$5.03M
Funding in 2023
$191.26M
Deals in 2023
38
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Bucharest
Global Rank
Bucharest is ranked within the top 150 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Bucharest’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 64 and in Marketing & Sales, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Romania - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 109th + 1 | 7.076 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 390th - 40 | 0.877 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 643rd - 37 | 0.292 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 744th - 124 | 0.214 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 823rd - 85 | 0.175 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 854th - 64 | 0.164 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 1033rd - 56 | 0.106 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th new | 1216th new | 0.062 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th new | 1221st new | 0.061 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th new | 1236th new | 0.058 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Bucharest's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Bucharest there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Marketing & Sales, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 60% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bucharest.
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Regional Rank
Overview
Bucharest is Romania's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 8th in Eastern Europe. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Bucharest is ranked 109th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Elefant.ro and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as UiPath and WeLoveDigital.ro.
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