The Startup Ecosystem of Perugia
Perugia has 17 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Italy’s startups. Perugia is the 36th best startup ecosystem in Italy.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Perugia lost 69 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 1070th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Italy
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Perugia Top Startup Industries
5 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Perugia Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Perugia 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 Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Perugia2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Perugia 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Perugia has increased by 114.07%. During this period, the number of deals in Perugia has increased by 20%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Perugia exceeded US$ $7.69M.
Average Funding in 2023
$494.88K
Funding in 2023
$2.97M
Deals in 2023
6
USD
Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Perugia
Global Rank
Perugia is ranked below the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Perugia’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 706 and in Healthtech, and Ecommerce & Retail. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Italy - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 57th + 9 | 13.211 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 149th + 18 | 4.358 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 234th + 28 | 2.005 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 301st + 12 | 1.277 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 347th - 14 | 1.050 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th + 1 | 432nd + 109 | 0.681 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th - 1 | 501st - 46 | 0.490 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 2 | 538th + 59 | 0.415 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th + 14 | 543rd + 324 | 0.404 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th - 2 | 550th - 3 | 0.393 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Perugia
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Perugia's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Perugia there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Healthtech, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 53% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Perugia.
36th
National Rank
355th
Regional Rank
Overview
Perugia is Italy's 36th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 355th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Perugia is ranked 1070th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including FidoCommercialista.
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