The Startup Ecosystem of Rennes
Rennes has 65 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of France’s startups. Rennes is the 9th best startup ecosystem in France.
CITY RANKING
While Rennes decreased by 19 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in France increased by 1 spot.
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In France
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
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Rennes Top Startup Industries
20 startups
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Rennes Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Rennes 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...
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- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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Startup Funding in Rennes2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Rennes 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Rennes has increased by 20.77%. During this period, the number of deals in Rennes has decreased by 7.69%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Rennes exceeded US$ $716.64M.
Average Funding in 2023
$8.44M
Funding in 2023
$101.33M
Deals in 2023
12
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
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The Startup Ecosystem in Rennes
Global Rank
Rennes is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Rennes’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 250 and in Healthtech, and Ecommerce & Retail. 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 Rennes 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 48% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Rennes.
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National Rank
77th
Regional Rank
Overview
Rennes is France's 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 77th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Rennes is ranked 289th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Klaxoon.
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