The Startup Ecosystem of Tampa Bay Area
Tampa Bay Area has 440 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United States’s startups. Tampa Bay Area is the 29th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Tampa Bay Area shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 7 spots.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Tampa 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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Startup Funding in Tampa2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Tampa 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Tampa has decreased by 49.93%. During this period, the number of deals in Tampa has decreased by 28.24%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Tampa exceeded US$ $3.09B.
Average Funding in 2023
$3.60M
Funding in 2023
$219.55M
Deals in 2023
61
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Number of Deals
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The Startup Ecosystem in Tampa
Global Rank
Tampa Bay Area is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Tampa Bay Area’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 60 and in Software & Data, and Edtech. 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 |
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Why should you join Tampa's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Tampa Bay Area there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, Edtech. These three industries represent about 33% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Tampa Bay Area.
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Overview
Tampa Bay Area is The United States' 29th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 33rd in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Tampa Bay Area is ranked 87th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Akamai Technologies.
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