Changzhou
Metro area · China · Pop. 12.4M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Changzhou
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Changzhou-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Changzhou - 2026
Startup funnel
Changzhou'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 Changzhou
VC investment into Changzhou-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Changzhou
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Changzhou's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Changzhou.
Location comparison
How Changzhou stacks up
Compare Changzhou with peers from the same country (China) — 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 cities in China ranked by combined EV. Changzhou's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangtze Delta Region | $1.9T | 2.6× | 190 | $9B | 6,728 |
| 2 | Jingjinji Metropolitan Region | $1.7T | 3.7× | 175 | $6.4B | 4,437 |
| 3 | Beijing | $1.7T | 3.6× | 169 | $6.3B | 4,257 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | $1T | 1.9× | 45 | $2B | 2,115 |
| 5 | Shanghai | $924B | 4.9× | 122 | $3.8B | 3,462 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | $608B | 1.2× | 31 | $1.7B | 1,372 |
| 7 | Guangzhou | $167B | 13.6× | 15 | $713.3M | 1,522 |
| 8 | Nanjing | $126B | 9.3× | 10 | $338.4M | 474 |
| 9 | Wuhan | $27.4B | 4.0× | 8 | $379.6M | 333 |
| 10 | Chongqing | $25.8B | 11.9× | 6 | $1B | 177 |
| 11 | Chengdu | $24.2B | 21.3× | 5 | $355.2M | 385 |
| 12 | Changzhou | $18.9B | 4.2× | 2 | $3.8M | 106 |
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