The Startup Ecosystem of Nantes
Nantes has 97 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of France’s startups. Nantes is the 6th best startup ecosystem in France.
CITY RANKING
While Nantes decreased by 15 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in France remained stable at 6 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In France
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Startups
Nantes Top Startup Industries
5 startups
37 startups
11 startups
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Nantes Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Nantes 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 Nantes2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Nantes 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Nantes has decreased by 14.14%. During this period, the number of deals in Nantes has increased by 13.79%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Nantes exceeded US$ $1.26B.
Average Funding in 2023
$6.76M
Funding in 2023
$223.04M
Deals in 2023
33
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Nantes
Global Rank
Nantes is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Nantes’s startups excel particularly in Transportation where it ranks 121 and in Software & Data, and Hardware & IoT. 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
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Overview
Within Nantes there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Transportation, Software & Data, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 55% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Nantes.
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National Rank
62nd
Regional Rank
Overview
Nantes is France's 6th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 62nd in Western Europe. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Nantes is ranked 228th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Akeneo.
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