Chattanooga
Metro area · United States · Pop. 563K
Enterprise value
How much Chattanooga’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Chattanooga, 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 Chattanooga
VC investment into Chattanooga-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Quarterly report
Chattanooga's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Chattanooga-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 Chattanooga
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Chattanooga-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Chattanooga - 2026
Academia
Chattanooga's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Chattanooga.
Location comparison
How Chattanooga stacks up
Compare Chattanooga 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. Chattanooga'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 |
| 87 | Chattanooga | $2.2B | 4.5× | 0 | $6M | 106 |
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