The Startup Ecosystem of Katowice
Katowice has 29 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Poland’s startups. Katowice is the 6th best startup ecosystem in Poland.
CITY RANKING
While Katowice decreased by 36 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Poland remained stable at 6 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Poland
Regional Ranking
In Eastern Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Katowice Top Startup Industries
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Katowice Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Katowice 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 Katowice2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Katowice 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Katowice has decreased by 58.67%. During this period, the number of deals in Katowice has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Katowice exceeded US$ $17.03M.
Average Funding in 2023
$73.47K
Funding in 2023
$146.94K
Deals in 2023
2
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Katowice
Global Rank
Katowice is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Katowice’s startups excel particularly in Ecommerce & Retail where it ranks 390 and in Software & Data, and Social & Leisure. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Poland - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 95th + 4 | 8.462 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd + 1 | 184th - 7 | 3.022 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd - 1 | 185th - 21 | 3.021 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 323rd - 43 | 1.143 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 417th - 53 | 0.739 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 425th - 36 | 0.706 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 467th + 7 | 0.563 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 511th - 22 | 0.466 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 546th + 38 | 0.395 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 649th - 63 | 0.286 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Katowice's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Katowice there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Software & Data, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 55% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Katowice.
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National Rank
30th
Regional Rank
Overview
Katowice is Poland's 6th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 30th in Eastern Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Katowice is ranked 425th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including eSKY.pl.
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