Buffalo – Niagara Falls
Metro area · North America · Pop. 1.2M
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Buffalo – Niagara Falls
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Buffalo – Niagara Falls-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Buffalo – Niagara Falls - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Buffalo – Niagara Falls
VC investment into Buffalo – Niagara Falls-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Buffalo – Niagara Falls's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Buffalo – Niagara Falls.
Location comparison
How Buffalo – Niagara Falls stacks up
Compare Buffalo – Niagara Falls with peers from the same continent (North America) — 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 North America ranked by combined EV. Buffalo – Niagara Falls's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20T | 8.0× | 857 | $157B | 24.9K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 4.4× | 68 | $6.6B | 2,964 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 14.0× | 61 | $8.1B | 2,515 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.7T | 5.1× | 328 | $32.4B | 16.6K |
| 5 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.6× | 210 | $13.3B | 6,235 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $1.2T | 5.7× | 157 | $16.5B | 8,503 |
| 7 | Miami | $671B | 12.9× | 40 | $2.6B | 2,765 |
| 8 | San Diego | $332B | 5.1× | 64 | $3.3B | 2,244 |
| 9 | Chicago | $270B | 3.7× | 52 | $2.2B | 2,935 |
| 10 | Washington DC | $264B | 3.3× | 54 | $3.5B | 2,329 |
| 11 | Ottawa–Gatineau | $230B | 49.9× | 2 | $85.6M | 384 |
| 69 | Buffalo – Niagara Falls | $5.1B | 2.5× | 1 | $69.9M | 202 |
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