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The Startup Ecosystem of Santa Maria

Santa Maria has 6 startups in our sample database.

CITY RANKING

Santa Maria is a new entry in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 957th worldwide.

National Ranking

230th
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In United States

Regional Ranking

270th
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In North America

Global Ranking

957th
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Worldwide

Ecosystem

Startup Ecosystem Overview

Startups

Santa Maria Top Startup Industries

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Software & Data
2 startups
Ecommerce & Retail icon
Ecommerce & Retail
1 startups
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Foodtech
1 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Santa Maria Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Santa Maria 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
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IndustryGlobal rankMomentum YoYNumber of Startups
Global957194024

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Startup Ecosystem Charts

Startup Funding in Santa Maria2017 - 2024

Startup Funding in Santa Maria 2017 - 2024

From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Santa Maria has decreased by 39.22%. During this period, the number of deals in Santa Maria has decreased by 50%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Santa Maria exceeded US$ $10.83M.

Average Funding in 2023

$4.00M

Santa Maria
United States
+21.56% YoY

Funding in 2023

$4.00M

Santa Maria
United States
-39.22% YoY

Deals in 2023

1

Santa Maria
United States
-50.00% YoY

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Amount of Funding (USD)

Number of Deals

20172018201920202021202220232024$0.00$15.00B$30.00B$45.00B$60.00B00.511.52

Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Santa Maria

Startups in Santa Maria excel in Software & Data, Ecommerce & Retail, and and Foodtech. There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Software & Data industry. One of the most promising startups in Santa Maria in 2024 is Nooks, Casa Del Sol, and Circleofdocs .

Global Rank

Santa Maria is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Santa Maria’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data and in Ecommerce & Retail, and Foodtech. Find out more

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710.966
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251.377
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121.937
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Startups

Notable Startups in Santa Maria
Nooks startup icon
Nooks
Casa Del Sol startup icon
Casa Del Sol
Circleofdocs  startup icon
Circleofdocs

ECOSYSTEM

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Overview

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National Rank

270th

Regional Rank

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