The Startup Ecosystem of Fribourg
Fribourg has 16 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Switzerland’s startups. Fribourg is the 12th best startup ecosystem in Switzerland.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Fribourg lost 130 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 645th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Switzerland
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Fribourg Top Startup Industries
6 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Fribourg Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Fribourg 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 Fribourg2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Fribourg 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Fribourg has decreased by 100%. During this period, the number of deals in Fribourg has decreased by 100%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Fribourg exceeded US$ $168.83M.
Average Funding in 2023
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Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Fribourg
Global Rank
Fribourg is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Fribourg’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 565 and in Hardware & IoT, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Switzerland - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 60th + 1 | 12.486 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 108th + 1 | 7.090 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd + 1 | 112th + 9 | 6.715 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th - 1 | 122nd - 7 | 6.156 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 129th - 3 | 5.288 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th new | 327th new | 1.117 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 329th + 2 | 1.106 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 2 | 346th - 34 | 1.054 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 352nd - 27 | 1.022 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 451st + 43 | 0.621 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Fribourg's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Fribourg there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Hardware & IoT, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 69% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Fribourg.
12th
National Rank
201st
Regional Rank
Overview
Fribourg is Switzerland's 12th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 201st in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Fribourg is ranked 645th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Beqom.
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