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Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator is a business accelerator program powered by the CleanTech Alliance and Oregon BEST

Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator

VertueLab partners with funders and innovators in clean technologies to make a global environmental impact

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United States

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2024 National Rank	City	Global Rank	Total Score
1st⁰	San Francisco Bay, United States	1st⁰	710.966
2nd⁰	New York, United States	2nd⁰	251.377
3rd⁰	Los Angeles Area, United States	4th⁰	121.937
4th⁰	Boston Area, United States	5th⁰	109.679

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Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink