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Startup funnel
New York City's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in New York City at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
New York City's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by New York City-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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Enterprise value
How much New York City’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in New York City, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into New York City
VC investment into New York City-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in New York City
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into New York City-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in New York City - 2026
Academia
New York City's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to New York City.
| # | University | City | Based here | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 80 | 9,055 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 60 | 3,653 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Columbia University | New York, NY | 38 | 4,451 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 38 | 13K |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | 30 | 2,517 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Yale University | New Haven, CT | 30 | 3,314 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸MIT | Cambridge, MA | 24 | 9,472 |
| 8 | 🇮🇱Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv | 20 | 3,943 |
Location comparison
How New York City stacks up
Compare New York City with peers from the same country (United States) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in United States ranked by combined EV. New York City's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20.1T | 8.0× | 895 | $158B | 24.9K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 4.5× | 71 | $6.9B | 2,994 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 13.7× | 63 | $7.9B | 2,749 |
| 4 | Los Angeles | $1.6T | 7.7× | 166 | $17.6B | 8,766 |
| 5 | New York City | $1.5T | 5.0× | 326 | $32B | 16.8K |
| 6 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.4× | 211 | $13B | 6,417 |
| 7 | Miami | $684B | 11.9× | 43 | $3B | 2,981 |
| 8 | San Diego | $327B | 5.0× | 64 | $3.4B | 2,252 |
| 9 | Washington DC | $285B | 3.4× | 63 | $4.1B | 2,583 |
| 10 | Chicago | $263B | 3.7× | 54 | $2.3B | 2,855 |
| 11 | Dallas | $225B | 4.1× | 48 | $2.1B | 2,088 |
| 12 | Research Triangle | $146B | 2.8× | 27 | $1.7B | 1,071 |
Sector concentration
Where New York City punches above its weight
Sectors in which New York City's share of the global unicorn pool is bigger than its overall share. A 5× over-index means New York City is 5× more represented in that sector than in the global average. Source: top-hub aggregation across the 18 simplified sectors.
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