The Startup Ecosystem of Sarasota
Sarasota has 70 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Sarasota lost 10 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 204th worldwide.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Startups
Sarasota Top Startup Industries
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Sarasota Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Sarasota 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 Sarasota2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Sarasota 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Sarasota has decreased by 87.42%. During this period, the number of deals in Sarasota has increased by 60%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Sarasota exceeded US$ $449.68M.
Average Funding in 2023
$1.89M
Funding in 2023
$15.10M
Deals in 2023
8
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Sarasota
Global Rank
Sarasota is ranked within the top 300 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Sarasota’s startups excel particularly in Marketing & Sales where it ranks 110 and in Ecommerce & Retail, and Healthtech. 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 | |
5th 0 | 12th 0 | 52.052 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 15th 0 | 42.256 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 17th + 4 | 41.259 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 1 | 19th - 1 | 37.971 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 24th - 2 | 34.098 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 25th + 1 | 33.768 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Sarasota
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Sarasota's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Sarasota there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Marketing & Sales, Ecommerce & Retail, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 29% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Sarasota.
60th
National Rank
69th
Regional Rank
Overview
Sarasota is The United States' 60th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 69th in North America. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Sarasota is ranked 204th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Nucleus Security.
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