The Startup Ecosystem of Gijón
Gijón has 28 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Spain’s startups. Gijón is the 18th best startup ecosystem in Spain.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Gijón lost 57 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 626th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Spain
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Gijón Top Startup Industries
11 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Gijón Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Gijón 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 Gijón2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Gijón 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Gijón has decreased by 44.98%. During this period, the number of deals in Gijón has decreased by 42.86%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Gijón exceeded US$ $41.33M.
Average Funding in 2023
$2.07M
Funding in 2023
$8.28M
Deals in 2023
4
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Gijón
Global Rank
Gijón is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Gijón’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 496 and in Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Spain - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 38th + 2 | 21.982 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 49th 0 | 15.453 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 171st + 13 | 3.608 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 303rd - 19 | 1.275 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th + 3 | 350th + 32 | 1.027 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th - 1 | 354th - 22 | 1.012 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th - 1 | 401st - 61 | 0.824 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 1 | 428th - 10 | 0.698 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 438th - 68 | 0.660 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 460th - 24 | 0.583 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Gijón's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Gijón there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Hardware & IoT, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 61% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Gijón.
18th
National Rank
195th
Regional Rank
Overview
Gijón is Spain's 18th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 195th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Gijón is ranked 626th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Okticket.
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