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The Startup Ecosystem of Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad has 8 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Norway’s startups. Fredrikstad is the 7th best startup ecosystem in Norway.

CITY RANKING

While Fredrikstad decreased by 31 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Norway increased by 1 spot.

National Ranking

7th
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1
In Norway

Regional Ranking

312th
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2
In Western Europe

Global Ranking

948th
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31
Worldwide

Ecosystem

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Startups

Fredrikstad Top Startup Industries

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Hardware & IoT
2 startups
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Energy & Environment
2 startups
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Foodtech
1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Fredrikstad Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Fredrikstad 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...

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  • Performance equal to global ranking
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IndustryGlobal rankMomentum YoYNumber of Startups
Global948194024

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Startup Ecosystem Charts

Startup Funding in Fredrikstad2017 - 2024

Startup Funding in Fredrikstad 2017 - 2024

From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Fredrikstad has remained stable%. During this period, the number of deals in Fredrikstad has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Fredrikstad exceeded US$ $29.28M.

Average Funding in 2023

$9.10M

Fredrikstad
Norway
+0.00% YoY

Funding in 2023

$18.20M

Fredrikstad
Norway
+0.00% YoY

Deals in 2023

2

Fredrikstad
Norway
+0.00% YoY

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Amount of Funding (USD)

Number of Deals

20172018201920202021202220232024$0.00$15.00B$30.00B$45.00B$60.00B00.511.52

Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Fredrikstad

Startups in Fredrikstad excel in Hardware & IoT, Energy & Environment, and and Foodtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Hardware & IoT industry. One of the most promising startups in Fredrikstad in 2024 is Solcellespesialisten, Nordic Aquafarms, and BioBag International.

Global Rank

Fredrikstad is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Fredrikstad’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT and in Energy & Environment, and Foodtech. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Fredrikstad
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Solcellespesialisten
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Nordic Aquafarms
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BioBag International

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Overview

7th

National Rank

312th

Regional Rank

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