The Startup Ecosystem of Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen has 25 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Switzerland’s startups. Sankt Gallen is the 7th best startup ecosystem in Switzerland.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Sankt Gallen shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 2 spots.
National Ranking
In Switzerland
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Sankt Gallen Top Startup Industries
8 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Sankt Gallen Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Sankt Gallen 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 Sankt Gallen2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Sankt Gallen 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Sankt Gallen has decreased by 61.72%. During this period, the number of deals in Sankt Gallen has decreased by 77.78%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Sankt Gallen exceeded US$ $297.01M.
Average Funding in 2023
$4.07M
Funding in 2023
$16.29M
Deals in 2023
4
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Sankt Gallen
Global Rank
Sankt Gallen is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Sankt Gallen’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 266 and in Ecommerce & Retail, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Switzerland - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 60th + 1 | 12.486 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 108th + 1 | 7.090 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd + 1 | 112th + 9 | 6.715 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th - 1 | 122nd - 7 | 6.156 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 129th - 3 | 5.288 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th new | 327th new | 1.117 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 329th + 2 | 1.106 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 2 | 346th - 34 | 1.054 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 352nd - 27 | 1.022 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 451st + 43 | 0.621 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Sankt Gallen
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Sankt Gallen's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Sankt Gallen there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Ecommerce & Retail, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 60% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Sankt Gallen.
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National Rank
99th
Regional Rank
Overview
Sankt Gallen is Switzerland's 7th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 99th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Sankt Gallen is ranked 329th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Frontify.
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