Best Startup Cities

Best startup cities in Poland in 2027

14 cities in Poland make our ranking of 1,000 startup cities worldwide. Warsaw leads at #78 with a total score of 6.35, followed by Krakow (#150) and Wrocław (#168).

For women founders, Gdynia scores highest in Poland on the MeanCEO Index with 67/100. Each city page covers funding, company registration, taxes, founder visas, pros and cons, and the ten MeanCEO factors.

Startup cities in Poland, ranked

#CityWorld rankTotalQuantityQualityBusinessMeanCEO
1 Warsaw #78 6.35 1.07 2.1 3.17 64
2 Krakow #150 3.99 0.58 0.38 3.03 58
3 Wrocław #168 3.21 0.44 0.33 2.44 62
4 Poznan #220 1.73 0.27 0.14 1.31 59
5 Gdańsk #278 1.13 0.12 0.15 0.86 64
6 Gdynia #355 0.68 0.1 0.07 0.52 67
7 Katowice #356 0.68 0.09 0.07 0.52 60
8 Szczecin #562 0.31 0.04 0.03 0.23 61
9 Lublin #564 0.3 0.04 0.03 0.23 58
10 Lodz #663 0.23 0.03 0.03 0.18 56
11 Rzeszow #850 0.16 0.02 0.02 0.12 57
12 Zielona Gora #859 0.15 0.01 0.03 0.12 57
13 Białystok #890 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.11 60
14 Bielsko-Biala #893 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.11 60

Total = quantity (startups, accelerators, coworking spaces) + quality (traction of top startups, unicorns, exits) + business environment (national conditions), from the StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index (2024 edition). The MeanCEO Index (0 to 100) is our own score of how livable and welcoming a city is for women founders.

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