The Startup Ecosystem of Marseille
Marseille has 155 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of France’s startups. Marseille is the 4th best startup ecosystem in France.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Marseille lost 7 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 159th worldwide.
National Ranking
In France
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Marseille Top Startup Industries
4 startups
14 startups
8 startups
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Marseille Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Marseille 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 Marseille2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Marseille 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Marseille has decreased by 13.54%. During this period, the number of deals in Marseille has increased by 24%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Marseille exceeded US$ $1.49B.
Average Funding in 2023
$8.35M
Funding in 2023
$258.72M
Deals in 2023
31
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Marseille
Global Rank
Marseille is ranked within the top 200 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Marseille’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 101 and in Healthtech, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in France - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 10th - 1 | 60.795 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd + 2 | 141st + 28 | 4.850 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 145th + 12 | 4.516 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th - 2 | 159th - 7 | 3.928 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th + 3 | 196th + 49 | 2.697 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 228th - 15 | 2.071 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th - 2 | 229th - 19 | 2.060 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 1 | 230th + 1 | 2.051 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th + 1 | 289th - 19 | 1.424 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th - 1 | 296th - 49 | 1.344 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Marseille's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Marseille there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 17% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Marseille.
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National Rank
41st
Regional Rank
Overview
Marseille is France's 4th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 41st in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Marseille is ranked 159th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Skeepers.
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