The Startup Ecosystem of San José
Home to 65% of Costa Rica’s startups, San José has a vibrant startup ecosystem that is ranked 412 in the world.
CITY RANKING
While San José decreased by 29 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Costa Rica remained stable at 1 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Costa Rica
Regional Ranking
In Central America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
San José Top Startup Industries
6 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
San José Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance San José 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
ECOSYSTEM
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Startup Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in San José2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in San José 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in San José has decreased by 10.05%. During this period, the number of deals in San José has decreased by 42.86%. Since 2017, total startup funding in San José exceeded US$ $50.05M.
Average Funding in 2023
$2.80M
Funding in 2023
$11.20M
Deals in 2023
4
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in San José
Global Rank
San José is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
San José’s startups excel particularly in Fintech where it ranks 245 and in Software & Data, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Costa Rica - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 412th - 29 | 0.772 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join San José's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within San José there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Fintech, Software & Data, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 48% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of San José.
1st
National Rank
6th
Regional Rank
Overview
San José is Costa Rica's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 6th in Central America. With a population of <0.1M people, San José is ranked 412th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Calix.
ECOSYSTEM
Startup Infrastructure in San José
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