According to business intelligence company, SizeUp.com Austin Tx is the 5th ranked city in the U.S. for the number of technology startups per capita. Included startup companies had to be less than 5 years old and be in the medical, computer, software, and electronics fields in the top 100 populated cities. According to the analysis Austin has 4.5 technology startups per 100,000 people. In August USA Today named Austin as one of the top 10 cities for start-ups.