The Startup Ecosystem of Lugano
Lugano has 47 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Switzerland’s startups. Lugano is the 9th best startup ecosystem in Switzerland.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Lugano lost 27 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 352nd worldwide.
National Ranking
In Switzerland
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Lugano Top Startup Industries
9 startups
4 startups
3 startups
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Lugano Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Lugano 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 Lugano2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Lugano 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Lugano has decreased by 91.08%. During this period, the number of deals in Lugano has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Lugano exceeded US$ $638.36M.
Average Funding in 2023
$906.34K
Funding in 2023
$9.97M
Deals in 2023
11
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Lugano
Global Rank
Lugano is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Lugano’s startups excel particularly in Fintech where it ranks 233 and in Hardware & IoT, and Social & Leisure. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Switzerland - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 60th + 1 | 12.486 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 108th + 1 | 7.090 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd + 1 | 112th + 9 | 6.715 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th - 1 | 122nd - 7 | 6.156 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 129th - 3 | 5.288 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th new | 327th new | 1.117 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 329th + 2 | 1.106 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 2 | 346th - 34 | 1.054 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 352nd - 27 | 1.022 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 451st + 43 | 0.621 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Lugano's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Lugano there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Fintech, Hardware & IoT, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 34% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Lugano.
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National Rank
107th
Regional Rank
Overview
Lugano is Switzerland's 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 107th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Lugano is ranked 352nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Waterdata.
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