Best Startup Cities

Best startup cities in Russia in 2027

16 cities in Russia make our ranking of 1,000 startup cities worldwide. Moscow leads at #9 with a total score of 25.4, followed by Saint Petersburg (#199) and Novosibirsk (#400).

For women founders, Moscow scores highest in Russia on the MeanCEO Index with 63/100. Each city page covers funding, company registration, taxes, founder visas, pros and cons, and the ten MeanCEO factors.

Startup cities in Russia, ranked

#CityWorld rankTotalQuantityQualityBusinessMeanCEO
1 Moscow #9 25.4 7.37 15.64 2.39 63
2 Saint Petersburg #199 2.14 0.35 0.23 1.56 57
3 Novosibirsk #400 0.54 0.1 0.04 0.39 54
4 Kazan #428 0.48 0.09 0.04 0.35 57
5 Kaliningrad #610 0.26 0.03 0.04 0.19 55
6 Chelyabinsk #637 0.25 0.03 0.03 0.18 57
7 Tomsk #677 0.22 0.02 0.04 0.16 54
8 Yekaterinburg #680 0.22 0.03 0.03 0.16 52
9 Samara #730 0.2 0.03 0.03 0.14 58
10 Rostov on Don #803 0.17 0.02 0.03 0.13 58
11 Ulyanovsk #809 0.17 0.01 0.03 0.13 57
12 Perm #838 0.16 0.02 0.03 0.12 52
13 Volgograd #899 0.14 0.02 0.02 0.1 53
14 Nizhny Novgorod #905 0.14 0.01 0.03 0.1 57
15 Taganrog #946 0.12 0.01 0.02 0.09 49
16 Omsk #947 0.12 0.01 0.02 0.09 50

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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