The Startup Ecosystem of Shanghai
Shanghai has 1,862 startups in our sample database. This represents about 19% of China’s startups. Shanghai is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in China.
CITY RANKING
Shanghai kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, ranking 7th.
National Ranking
In China
Regional Ranking
In East Asia
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Startups
Shanghai Top Startup Industries
56 startups
218 startups
253 startups
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Shanghai Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Shanghai 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 Shanghai2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Shanghai 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Shanghai has decreased by 6.94%. During this period, the number of deals in Shanghai has decreased by 12.01%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Shanghai exceeded US$ $155.00B.
Average Funding in 2023
$43.91M
Funding in 2023
$14.80B
Deals in 2023
337
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Shanghai
Global Rank
Shanghai is ranked within the top 10 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Shanghai’s startups excel particularly in Transportation where it ranks 3 and in Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in China - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 6th 0 | 109.406 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 7th 0 | 73.512 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 18th - 2 | 39.550 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 33rd + 2 | 23.303 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 37th - 1 | 22.034 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 52nd - 7 | 14.739 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 77th - 8 | 9.566 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 106th - 9 | 7.314 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th + 1 | 131st - 6 | 5.238 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th - 1 | 147th - 24 | 4.389 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Shanghai's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Shanghai there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Transportation, Hardware & IoT, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 28% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Shanghai.
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National Rank
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Regional Rank
Overview
Shanghai is China's 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 2nd in East Asia. With a population of 10M+ people, Shanghai is ranked 7th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Moody and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Pinduoduo and Regus - Shanghai Bund Centre.
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