The Startup Ecosystem of Tucson
Tucson has 80 startups in our sample database.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Tucson lost 9 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 309th worldwide.
National Ranking
In United States
Regional Ranking
In North America
Global Ranking
Worldwide
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Tucson Top Startup Industries
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Ecosystem HealthCheck
Tucson Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Tucson 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 Tucson2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Tucson 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Tucson has remained stable%. During this period, the number of deals in Tucson has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Tucson exceeded US$ $0.00.
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Tucson
Global Rank
Tucson is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Tucson’s startups excel particularly in Foodtech where it ranks 146 and in Energy & Environment, 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 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Tucson's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Tucson there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Foodtech, Energy & Environment, Edtech. These three industries represent about 18% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Tucson.
87th
National Rank
101st
Regional Rank
Overview
Tucson is The United States' 87th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 101st in North America. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Tucson is ranked 309th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including AudioEye.
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