The Startup Ecosystem of Port Louis
Port Louis has 31 startups in our sample database. This represents about 84% of Mauritius’s startups. Port Louis is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Mauritius.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Port Louis shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 2 spots.
National Ranking
In Mauritius
Regional Ranking
In Eastern Africa
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Port Louis Top Startup Industries
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Port Louis Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Port Louis 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 Port Louis2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Port Louis 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Port Louis has increased by 32.14%. During this period, the number of deals in Port Louis has decreased by 18.18%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Port Louis exceeded US$ $1.80B.
Average Funding in 2023
$9.86M
Funding in 2023
$88.77M
Deals in 2023
9
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Amount of Funding (USD)
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Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Port Louis
Global Rank
Port Louis is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Port Louis’s startups excel particularly in Fintech where it ranks 157 and in Software & Data, and Software & Data. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Mauritius - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
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1st 0 | 288th + 2 | 1.428 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Port Louis
ECOSYSTEM
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Overview
Within Port Louis there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Fintech, Software & Data, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 45% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Port Louis.
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Overview
Port Louis is Mauritius' 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 3rd in Eastern Africa. With a population of <0.1M people, Port Louis is ranked 288th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Liquid Telecom.
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