The Startup Ecosystem of Freiburg
Freiburg has 35 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Germany’s startups. Freiburg is the 22nd best startup ecosystem in Germany.
CITY RANKING
While Freiburg decreased by 6 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Germany remained stable at 22 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Germany
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Freiburg Top Startup Industries
9 startups
5 startups
12 startups
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Freiburg Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Freiburg 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 Freiburg2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Freiburg 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Freiburg has increased by 4.13%. During this period, the number of deals in Freiburg has decreased by 63.64%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Freiburg exceeded US$ $419.61M.
Average Funding in 2023
$8.99M
Funding in 2023
$71.88M
Deals in 2023
8
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Freiburg
Global Rank
Freiburg is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Freiburg’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 233 and in Hardware & IoT, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Germany - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 13th - 2 | 49.918 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 39th - 5 | 21.959 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 98th - 8 | 8.060 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th + 1 | 134th + 26 | 5.112 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th - 1 | 152nd - 4 | 4.237 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 154th + 12 | 4.149 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 163rd + 25 | 3.886 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 1 | 178th + 26 | 3.244 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 206th - 24 | 2.481 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th + 5 | 225th + 40 | 2.084 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Freiburg's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Freiburg there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Hardware & IoT, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 74% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Freiburg.
22nd
National Rank
129th
Regional Rank
Overview
Freiburg is Germany's 22nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 129th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Freiburg is ranked 444th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Jedox.
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