Mombasa climbs 22 places in global startup ranking
The StartupBlink Startup Ecosystem Report shows Mombasa ranked 894 globally in 2026, up from 916 in 2025.
Mombasa County in Kenya has climbed 22 places in the global startup ranking, according to the latest StartupBlink report. The coastal city has moved up from 916 to 894 globally, while Nairobi has dropped to 116th place, down from 107th. Kenya’s overall startup ecosystem remains concentrated in Nairobi, with the capital’s score more than 36 times that of Mombasa, indicating limited scale in secondary cities.
Kenya ranked 61st globally this year, a decline of three places from last year, and second in Africa, falling behind South Africa, Egypt, and Cape Verde. Despite the ranking decline, Kenyan startups raised Sh16.3 billion in the first half of the year, slightly lower than the Sh17 billion raised in the same period last year.
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