The Startup Ecosystem of Roanoke
Roanoke has 18 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Roanoke developed considerably and increased in the Global Ecosystem Index by 84 spots.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Roanoke Top Startup Industries
9 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Roanoke Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Roanoke 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 Roanoke2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Roanoke 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Roanoke has increased by 616.35%. During this period, the number of deals in Roanoke has decreased by 20%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Roanoke exceeded US$ $121.81M.
Average Funding in 2023
$6.26M
Funding in 2023
$25.05M
Deals in 2023
4
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Roanoke
Global Rank
Roanoke is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Roanoke’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 379 and in Healthtech, and Hardware & IoT. 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 Roanoke's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Roanoke there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Healthtech, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 78% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Roanoke.
165th
National Rank
189th
Regional Rank
Overview
Roanoke is The United States' 165th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 189th in North America. With a population of <0.1M people, Roanoke is ranked 605th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Slync.io.
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