Lebanon
Asia · Pop. 5.8M · WithinWorldEMEALower Middle Income Countries (UN definition)MENAMENA (incl. Israel)MENA (incl. Türkiye)MENAPMiddle EastNorthern Africa and Western AsiaAsiaLebanon
1 Overview
2 Latest quarter
Lebanon's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Lebanon-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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3 Enterprise value
How much Lebanon’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Lebanon, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Lebanon
VC investment into Lebanon-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Lebanon
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Lebanon, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Lebanon - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Lebanon's unicorn founders build
21 founders born in Lebanon are behind 20 unicorns; 80% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in Asia, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How Lebanon stacks up
Compare Lebanon with similarly sized ecosystems in Asia — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Asia ranked by combined EV. Lebanon's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $5.8T | 3.1× | 547 | $34.8B | 25.3K |
| 2 | India | $932B | 7.5× | 138 | $14.1B | 13.9K |
| 3 | Israel | $568B | 5.3× | 136 | $10.7B | 4,978 |
| 4 | South Korea | $433B | 15.2× | 52 | $8.2B | 8,178 |
| 5 | Singapore | $330B | 8.5× | 44 | $4B | 4,134 |
| 6 | Japan | $226B | 5.7× | 23 | $5.1B | 8,015 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $184B | 13.3× | 20 | $3.1B | 1,301 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $82.3B | 12.1× | 25 | $3.4B | 1,664 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $65.9B | 5.4× | 11 | $485.6M | 1,226 |
| 10 | Türkiye | $52.9B | 15.5× | 10 | $717.2M | 2,097 |
| 11 | Taiwan | $41.8B | 5.5× | 12 | $211.9M | 681 |
| 29 | Lebanon | $678M | 2.1× | 0 | $33.8M | 118 |
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