The Startup Ecosystem of Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru has 16 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Malaysia’s startups. Johor Bahru is the 3rd best startup ecosystem in Malaysia.
CITY RANKING
While Johor Bahru decreased by 100 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Malaysia remained stable at 3 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Malaysia
Regional Ranking
In South East Asia
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Johor Bahru Top Startup Industries
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Johor Bahru Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Johor Bahru 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
ECOSYSTEM
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Startup Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Johor Bahru2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Johor Bahru 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Johor Bahru has decreased by 52.22%. During this period, the number of deals in Johor Bahru has increased by 16.67%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Johor Bahru exceeded US$ $51.74M.
Average Funding in 2023
$1.44M
Funding in 2023
$10.08M
Deals in 2023
7
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Johor Bahru
Global Rank
Johor Bahru is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Johor Bahru’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail and in Software & Data, and Foodtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Malaysia - Ranked by StartupBlink
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Startups
Notable Startups in Johor Bahru
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Johor Bahru's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
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National Rank
17th
Regional Rank
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ECOSYSTEM
Startup Infrastructure in Johor Bahru
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