Miami moved higher, making a strong showing in a global startup ecosystem ranking released this week. The metro area is also growing faster than all the US startup ecosystems in the world’s top 100, according to the report’s research.
The recently published Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2025 is StartupBlink’s 8th-annual ranking of over 1,400 cities and 110 countries, produced in collaboration with more than 100 government partners. StartupBlink offers a global innovation economy research platform for public sector ecosystem developers, corporate startup programs, multilateral organizations, and researchers.
Miami ranked 28th globally in the new report, and the metro area climbed two spots from 2024. Its annual growth rate of 28.5% reflects the change in a location’s total score from the 2024 to the 2025 Index. This score is calculated using over 40 parameters that assess ecosystem performance — including the number of startups, total funding, unicorn count and valuation, startup exit activity, and the presence of global tech company branches and more, StartupBlink told Refresh Miami.…