The Startup Ecosystem of Venice
Venice has 41 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Italy’s startups. Venice is the 7th best startup ecosystem in Italy.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Venice lost 46 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 501st worldwide.
National Ranking
In Italy
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Venice Top Startup Industries
3 startups
4 startups
5 startups
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Venice Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Venice 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 Venice2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Venice 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Venice has decreased by 73.48%. During this period, the number of deals in Venice has increased by 50%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Venice exceeded US$ $13.72M.
Average Funding in 2023
$113.18K
Funding in 2023
$339.54K
Deals in 2023
3
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Venice
Global Rank
Venice is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Venice’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 209 and in Edtech, and Ecommerce & Retail. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Italy - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 57th + 9 | 13.211 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 149th + 18 | 4.358 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 234th + 28 | 2.005 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 301st + 12 | 1.277 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 347th - 14 | 1.050 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th + 1 | 432nd + 109 | 0.681 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th - 1 | 501st - 46 | 0.490 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 2 | 538th + 59 | 0.415 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th + 14 | 543rd + 324 | 0.404 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th - 2 | 550th - 3 | 0.393 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Venice's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Venice there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Edtech, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 29% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Venice.
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National Rank
148th
Regional Rank
Overview
Venice is Italy's 7th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 148th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Venice is ranked 501st in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including THRON.
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