The Startup Ecosystem of Seattle
Seattle has 1,816 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of The United States’s startups. Seattle is the 5th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
Seattle kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, ranking 12th.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Startups
Seattle Top Startup Industries
39 startups
151 startups
531 startups
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Seattle Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Seattle 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 Seattle2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Seattle 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Seattle has decreased by 56.99%. During this period, the number of deals in Seattle has decreased by 25.91%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Seattle exceeded US$ $38.42B.
Average Funding in 2023
$9.40M
Funding in 2023
$3.44B
Deals in 2023
366
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Seattle
Global Rank
Seattle is ranked within the top 20 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Seattle’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 4 and in Healthtech, and Software & Data. 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 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Seattle's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Seattle there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Healthtech, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 40% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Seattle.
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National Rank
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Regional Rank
Overview
Seattle is The United States' 5th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 5th in North America. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Seattle is ranked 12th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Zillow and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Blue Origin and Tag Spaces.
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