The Startup Ecosystem of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife has 36 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Spain’s startups. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the 9th best startup ecosystem in Spain.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Santa Cruz de Tenerife lost 68 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 438th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Spain
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Top Startup Industries
6 startups
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has decreased by 99.94%. During this period, the number of deals in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has decreased by 75%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Santa Cruz de Tenerife exceeded US$ $28.26M.
Average Funding in 2023
$3.16K
Funding in 2023
$6.32K
Deals in 2023
2
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Global Rank
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s startups excel particularly in Marketing & Sales where it ranks 196 and in Social & Leisure, and Hardware & IoT. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Spain - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 38th + 2 | 21.982 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 49th 0 | 15.453 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 171st + 13 | 3.608 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 303rd - 19 | 1.275 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th + 3 | 350th + 32 | 1.027 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th - 1 | 354th - 22 | 1.012 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th - 1 | 401st - 61 | 0.824 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 1 | 428th - 10 | 0.698 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 2 | 438th - 68 | 0.660 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 460th - 24 | 0.583 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Santa Cruz de Tenerife's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Santa Cruz de Tenerife there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Marketing & Sales, Social & Leisure, Hardware & IoT. These three industries represent about 56% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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National Rank
128th
Regional Rank
Overview
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is Spain's 9th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 128th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Santa Cruz de Tenerife is ranked 438th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Civitfun.
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