The Startup Ecosystem of San Diego
San Diego has 1,464 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United States’s startups. San Diego is the 9th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
While San Diego decreased by 2 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 9 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
San Diego Top Startup Industries
335 startups
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San Diego Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance San Diego 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 San Diego2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in San Diego 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in San Diego has decreased by 26.43%. During this period, the number of deals in San Diego has decreased by 37.16%. Since 2017, total startup funding in San Diego exceeded US$ $37.48B.
Average Funding in 2023
$16.30M
Funding in 2023
$3.39B
Deals in 2023
208
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in San Diego
Global Rank
San Diego is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
San Diego’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 5 and in Marketing & Sales, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 1st 0 | 710.966 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 2nd 0 | 251.377 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 4th 0 | 121.937 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 5th 0 | 109.679 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 12th 0 | 52.052 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 15th 0 | 42.256 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 17th + 4 | 41.259 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 1 | 19th - 1 | 37.971 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 24th - 2 | 34.098 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 25th + 1 | 33.768 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in San Diego
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join San Diego's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within San Diego there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Marketing & Sales, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 49% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of San Diego.
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National Rank
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Regional Rank
Overview
San Diego is The United States' 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 10th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, San Diego is ranked 24th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Cloudbeds and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Qualcomm and Aventine.
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