The Startup Ecosystem of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has 363 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Pittsburgh lost 9 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 64th worldwide.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Pittsburgh Top Startup Industries
10 startups
24 startups
52 startups
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Pittsburgh Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Pittsburgh 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Pittsburgh has increased by 70.44%. During this period, the number of deals in Pittsburgh has decreased by 14.63%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Pittsburgh exceeded US$ $9.95B.
Average Funding in 2023
$14.94M
Funding in 2023
$1.57B
Deals in 2023
105
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Pittsburgh
Global Rank
Pittsburgh is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Pittsburgh’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 32 and in Edtech, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 1st 0 | 710.966 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 2nd 0 | 251.377 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 4th 0 | 121.937 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 5th 0 | 109.679 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Pittsburgh's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Pittsburgh there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Edtech, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 24% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Pittsburgh.
24th
National Rank
27th
Regional Rank
Overview
Pittsburgh is The United States' 24th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 27th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Pittsburgh is ranked 64th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Niche.com and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Duolingo and Regus - Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh - Grant Street.
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