Why Georgia?

Georgia Snapshot

A quick, honest snapshot of why now is a good moment to build something here.

2.6%

Tech sector share of GDP

Up from 0.4% in 2019 — overtook mining

Startup Genome
30,000+

IT workforce

Up from ~5,000 a few years ago

GITA
Snapshot as of June 2026
Sectors humming

Thriving right now

  • Information & communication
  • Fintech & digital assets
  • Tourism, transport & hospitality
  • Wine, food & agritech exports
Honest caveats

Worth knowing

  • Local venture capital is still thin — most early-stage funding comes from state grants (like GITA) rather than private VC, so founders often need to look internationally for larger rounds.
  • High-impact sectors like edtech, healthtech, and agritech are emerging more slowly than fintech and e-commerce, leaving real opportunity for founders willing to build there.
  • English fluency is rising fast among under-30s in Tbilisi, making it easier than ever to hire bilingual product, design, and engineering talent locally.
  • Georgia signed an EU Association Agreement and DCFTA — exporters get tariff-free access to a 450M-person market, ~70km from a Black Sea port.
More facts worth knowing

Eight signals worth knowing

Fact 01

Georgia's tech sector leapt from 0.4% of GDP in 2019 to 2.6% by 2023, overtaking mining.

Fact 02

IT companies in Georgia can pay 0% corporate tax on exported software under Virtual Zone status.

Fact 03

Georgia's IT workforce grew almost tenfold in a few years, from around 5,000 to over 30,000.

Fact 04

GITA gives early-stage founders grants of up to ~$100k in matching capital to get started.

Fact 05

Tbilisi ranks among the top 5 cheapest European capitals for cost of living — runway stretches further here.

Fact 06

Georgia ranks #7 globally on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business — a company can be registered in a single day.

Fact 07

Visa-free or visa-on-arrival access for citizens of 90+ countries, including a 1-year stay for most Western passports.

Fact 08

The Black Sea fiber backbone gives Tbilisi sub-50ms latency to Frankfurt — solid for remote-first product teams.

Sources: World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Startup Genome, GITA (Georgia's Innovation & Technology Agency), Virtual Zone Georgia, EU-Georgia DCFTA. Figures are directional.