The Startup Ecosystem of Cork
Cork has 81 startups in our sample database. This represents about 7% of Ireland’s startups. Cork is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in Ireland.
CITY RANKING
While Cork decreased by 39 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Ireland remained stable at 2 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Ireland
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Cork Top Startup Industries
5 startups
20 startups
29 startups
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Cork Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Cork 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 Cork2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Cork 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Cork has remained stable%. During this period, the number of deals in Cork has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Cork exceeded US$ $0.00.
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Cork
Global Rank
Cork is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Cork’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 180 and in Healthtech, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Ireland - Ranked by StartupBlink
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ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Cork's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Cork there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Healthtech, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 67% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Cork.
2nd
National Rank
91st
Regional Rank
Overview
Cork is Ireland's 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 91st in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Cork is ranked 314th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Workvivo.
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