Charleston
Metro area · United States · Pop. 849K
Enterprise value
How much Charleston’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Charleston, 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 Charleston
VC investment into Charleston-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Quarterly report
Charleston's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Charleston-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 Charleston
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Charleston-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Charleston - 2026
Notable companies
Top private companies in Charleston
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Charleston's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Charleston.
Location comparison
How Charleston stacks up
Compare Charleston 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. Charleston'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 |
| 71 | Charleston | $3.8B | 2.4× | 1 | $77.3M | 235 |
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