The Startup Ecosystem of Guangzhou
Guangzhou has 494 startups in our sample database. This represents about 5% of China’s startups. Guangzhou is the 6th best startup ecosystem in China.
CITY RANKING
While Guangzhou decreased by 7 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in China remained stable at 6 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In China
Regional Ranking
In East Asia
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Guangzhou Top Startup Industries
13 startups
71 startups
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Guangzhou Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Guangzhou 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 Guangzhou2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Guangzhou 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Guangzhou has decreased by 85.97%. During this period, the number of deals in Guangzhou has decreased by 34.85%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Guangzhou exceeded US$ $32.67B.
Average Funding in 2023
$23.40M
Funding in 2023
$1.01B
Deals in 2023
43
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Guangzhou
Global Rank
Guangzhou is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Guangzhou’s startups excel particularly in Transportation where it ranks 15 and in Healthtech, and Social & Leisure. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in China - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 6th 0 | 109.406 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 7th 0 | 73.512 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 18th - 2 | 39.550 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 33rd + 2 | 23.303 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 37th - 1 | 22.034 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 52nd - 7 | 14.739 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 77th - 8 | 9.566 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 106th - 9 | 7.314 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th + 1 | 131st - 6 | 5.238 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th - 1 | 147th - 24 | 4.389 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Guangzhou's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Guangzhou there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Transportation, Healthtech, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 25% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Guangzhou.
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National Rank
9th
Regional Rank
Overview
Guangzhou is China's 6th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 9th in East Asia. With a population of 10M+ people, Guangzhou is ranked 52nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Huya.
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