Bakersfield-Delano
Metro area · United States · Pop. 909K
Quarterly report
Bakersfield-Delano's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Bakersfield-Delano-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 Bakersfield-Delano
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Bakersfield-Delano-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Bakersfield-Delano - 2026
Startup funnel
Bakersfield-Delano's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Bakersfield-Delano
VC investment into Bakersfield-Delano-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Bakersfield-Delano's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Bakersfield-Delano.
Location comparison
How Bakersfield-Delano stacks up
Compare Bakersfield-Delano 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. Bakersfield-Delano's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20.3T | 9.7× | 886 | $157B | 24.5K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 30.2× | 70 | $6.8B | 2,947 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 22.1× | 61 | $7.8B | 2,679 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.6T | 5.3× | 328 | $32.6B | 16.6K |
| 5 | Boston | $1.2T | 5.1× | 209 | $12.9B | 6,293 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $911B | 4.6× | 163 | $17.3B | 8,638 |
| 7 | Miami | $690B | 12.3× | 43 | $2.9B | 2,914 |
| 8 | San Diego | $332B | 5.3× | 63 | $3.4B | 2,214 |
| 9 | Chicago | $266B | 3.3× | 54 | $2.2B | 2,808 |
| 10 | Washington DC | $263B | 4.3× | 55 | $3.6B | 2,336 |
| 11 | Dallas | $224B | 4.2× | 47 | $2.1B | 2,053 |
| 95 | Bakersfield-Delano | $1.1B | 1.1× | 0 | $0 | 68 |
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