Atlanta
Metro area · United States · Pop. 6.3M · #40 city by EV
Enterprise value
How much Atlanta’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Atlanta, 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 Atlanta
VC investment into Atlanta-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Atlanta's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Atlanta at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Atlanta's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Atlanta-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Atlanta
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Atlanta-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Atlanta - 2026
Academia
Atlanta's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Atlanta.
Location comparison
How Atlanta stacks up
Compare Atlanta 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. Atlanta's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | 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× | 70 | $6.8B | 2,986 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 13.7× | 60 | $7.9B | 2,740 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.5T | 5.0× | 325 | $32.2B | 16.7K |
| 5 | Los Angeles | $1.2T | 5.6× | 166 | $17.7B | 8,740 |
| 6 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.4× | 211 | $13B | 6,390 |
| 7 | Miami | $684B | 11.9× | 43 | $3B | 2,955 |
| 8 | San Diego | $326B | 5.0× | 64 | $3.4B | 2,247 |
| 9 | Washington DC | $285B | 3.4× | 62 | $4.3B | 2,576 |
| 10 | Chicago | $264B | 3.7× | 54 | $2.3B | 2,848 |
| 11 | Dallas | $225B | 4.1× | 48 | $2.1B | 2,078 |
| 14 | Atlanta | $141B | 2.5× | 25 | $1.3B | 2,135 |
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