The Startup Ecosystem of Podgorica
Home to 80% of Montenegro’s startups, Podgorica has a vibrant startup ecosystem that is ranked 1131 in the world.
CITY RANKING
Podgorica is a new entry in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 1131st worldwide.
National Ranking
In Montenegro
Regional Ranking
In Eastern Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Podgorica Top Startup Industries
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Podgorica Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Podgorica 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 Podgorica2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Podgorica 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Podgorica has increased by 114.71%. During this period, the number of deals in Podgorica has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Podgorica exceeded US$ $2.16M.
Average Funding in 2023
$728.36K
Funding in 2023
$1.46M
Deals in 2023
2
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Podgorica
Global Rank
Podgorica is ranked below the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Podgorica’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure and in Software & Data, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Montenegro - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st new | 1131st new | 0.078 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
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Corporate Startup Activity Index 2025
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The Impact of Government Support on Startups
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Learning from Bulgaria: Stakeholder Engagement in Startup Ecosystems
In this episode of the Startup Ecosystem Podcast, we’re traveling back in time by revisiting an old recording to explore the state of Bulgaria’s startup ecosystem in 2022. This episode features an interview by Eli David Rokah, CEO of StartupBlink, with Momchil Vassilev, the Managing Director of Endeavor Bulgaria, discussing how different stakeholders’ engagement in […]