Inc.
Jeff Barrett
May 3, 2017
Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Austin and more have well-established and booming startup scenes complete with big companies and investors to impress. But all of those cities have another thing in common. They are pricey and the competition is steep.
Many founders are looking for the next up-and-coming startup scene–a chance to have similar access to investors and large companies but also stay lean.
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5. CHARLESTON
Consistently ranked one of the best cities in the world, Charleston is home to 250+ tech companies and its digital economy ranks highly: 11th in the nation for high-tech industry output and the fastest-growing mid-sized metro for IT.
