The Startup Ecosystem of Nagoya
Nagoya has 47 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Japan’s startups. Nagoya is the 5th best startup ecosystem in Japan.
CITY RANKING
While Nagoya decreased by 56 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Japan remained stable at 5 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Japan
Regional Ranking
In East Asia
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Nagoya Top Startup Industries
8 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Nagoya Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Nagoya 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
ECOSYSTEM
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Startup Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Nagoya2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Nagoya 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Nagoya has increased by 197.8%. During this period, the number of deals in Nagoya has increased by 100%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Nagoya exceeded US$ $365.85M.
Average Funding in 2023
$3.02M
Funding in 2023
$24.16M
Deals in 2023
8
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Nagoya
Global Rank
Nagoya is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Nagoya’s startups excel particularly in Healthtech where it ranks 245 and in Software & Data, and Foodtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Japan - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 14th 0 | 49.418 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 143rd - 15 | 4.638 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 169th + 3 | 3.693 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 242nd - 28 | 1.832 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 376th - 56 | 0.933 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th + 1 | 525th - 35 | 0.437 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th - 1 | 556th - 80 | 0.384 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 2 | 789th + 58 | 0.193 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 1 | 807th - 113 | 0.184 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th - 1 | 910th - 181 | 0.144 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Nagoya's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Nagoya there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Healthtech, Software & Data, Foodtech. These three industries represent about 64% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Nagoya.
5th
National Rank
32nd
Regional Rank
Overview
Nagoya is Japan's 5th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 32nd in East Asia. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Nagoya is ranked 376th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including UniFa.
ECOSYSTEM
Startup Infrastructure in Nagoya
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