The Startup Ecosystem of Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City has 41 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of Taiwan’s startups. Kaohsiung City is the 6th best startup ecosystem in Taiwan.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Kaohsiung City shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 15 spots.
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Kaohsiung City Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Kaohsiung City 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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Startup Funding in Kaohsiung City2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Kaohsiung City 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Kaohsiung City has decreased by 100%. During this period, the number of deals in Kaohsiung City has decreased by 100%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Kaohsiung City exceeded US$ $7.81M.
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The Startup Ecosystem in Kaohsiung City
Global Rank
Kaohsiung City is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Kaohsiung City’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 296 and in Hardware & IoT, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Taiwan - Ranked by StartupBlink
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Why should you join Kaohsiung City's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Kaohsiung City 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 76% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Kaohsiung City.
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Overview
Kaohsiung City is Taiwan's 6th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 46th in East Asia. With a population of <0.1M people, Kaohsiung City is ranked 587th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including BigGo.
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