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Friday 25 September 2026

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Techstars and Y Combinator had each backed startups in 30 states by 2015. How many US states Techstars, Y Combinator, Revolution, Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz had backed startups in, year by year since 2000.

Techstars and Y Combinator had each backed startups in 30 US states by 2015. The chart tracks the number of states reached year by year since 2000 for Techstars, Y Combinator, Revolution, Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.

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  • IslandDallas$400M Late VC

    The ideal enterprise workplace, where work flows freely while remaining fundamentally secure. Backed by Evolution Equity Partners.

  • OpenEvidenceMiami$250M Late VC

    AI-driven clinical decision support enhancing healthcare outcomes at the point of care. Led by Byers Capital.

  • Precision NeuroscienceNew York$250M Series D

    Precision neuroscience is developing brain-computer interfaces (bcis). Backed by ARK Invest and B Capital.

By country

  • US$36B
  • China$6.2B
  • France$4.6B
  • UK$3.4B
  • India$959M
  • Netherlands$907M

By sector

  • Enterprise software$17B
  • Health$8.6B
  • Energy$7.3B
  • Semiconductors$6.5B
  • Transportation$6.3B
  • Security$5.7B

$59B across 1,733 rounds in September so far, by headquarters and by sector.

  • MatrikelCopenhagen

    AI-native operating system for property companies, automating operations, accounting, and tenant communication.

    CACarl-Emil Arenstorff previously founded ERW (ERW Active & My Flight Pack) and worked at The Organic Crave Company and BusySunday.

  • AI companions and interactive story worlds with persistent memory and voice.

    EPEric Perez, MA, PhD(c) founded it after working at Pomeroy IT Solutions and Spectrum.

  • tasiraCopenhagen$953K raised

    Natural, clean-label sweeteners from sweet proteins.

    AFAli Fallah-Araghi previously founded Sweet Bliss.

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