The Startup Ecosystem of Trondheim
Trondheim has 66 startups in our sample database. This represents about 9% of Norway’s startups. Trondheim is the 3rd best startup ecosystem in Norway.
CITY RANKING
While Trondheim decreased by 56 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in Norway remained stable at 3 nationally since 2023.
National Ranking
In Norway
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Trondheim Top Startup Industries
9 startups
11 startups
8 startups
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Trondheim Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Trondheim 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 Trondheim2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Trondheim 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Trondheim has increased by 66.69%. During this period, the number of deals in Trondheim has decreased by 8.33%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Trondheim exceeded US$ $301.82M.
Average Funding in 2023
$5.56M
Funding in 2023
$61.16M
Deals in 2023
11
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Trondheim
Global Rank
Trondheim is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Trondheim’s startups excel particularly in Energy & Environment where it ranks 170 and in Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Norway - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 66th - 2 | 10.443 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 305th - 41 | 1.260 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 400th - 56 | 0.826 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 413th 0 | 0.769 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th new | 791st new | 0.192 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th + 1 | 858th + 40 | 0.163 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 949th - 32 | 0.132 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 2 | 993rd - 161 | 0.117 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Startups
Notable Startups in Trondheim
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Trondheim's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Trondheim there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Energy & Environment, Hardware & IoT, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 42% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Trondheim.
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National Rank
117th
Regional Rank
Overview
Trondheim is Norway's 3rd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 117th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Trondheim is ranked 400th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Vespa.ai.
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