Sacramento has 229 startups in our sample database.
Since 2024, Sacramento lost 2 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 94th worldwide.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Sacramento 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...
Startup Funding in Sacramento 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Sacramento has decreased by 45.41%. During this period, the number of deals in Sacramento has decreased by 8.16%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Sacramento exceeded US$ $2.50B.
Average Funding in 2023
$4.59M
Funding in 2023
$206.73M
Deals in 2023
45
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Sacramento is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Sacramento’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 55 and in Software & Data, and Foodtech. Find out more
Within Sacramento there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Software & Data, Foodtech. These three industries represent about 22% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Sacramento.
Sacramento is The United States' 33rd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 38th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Sacramento is ranked 94th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including PowerSchool and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Clubhouse and 400 Capitol Mall.
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The Corporate Startup Activity Index developed by StartupBlink is a ranking of corporations based on the strength and success of their startup activities. This initiative extends our ongoing research on startups and the innovation economy, built on our global startup ecosystem database, which includes data on 200,000+ startups and related stakeholders sourced via Crunchbase, crowdsourcing, […]
Since 2017, we publish the Global Startup Ecosystem Index Report annually, ranking the top 1,000+ cities and 100+ countries worldwide. StartupBlink’s Index is based on an elaborate algorithm with ca. 40 parameters focused on measuring various aspects of the ecosystem, including its size, impact, and business/startup friendliness, categorized into three key groups: Quantitative, Qualitative, and […]
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