Chengdu
Metro area · China · Pop. 16M
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Chengdu
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Chengdu-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Chengdu - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Chengdu
VC investment into Chengdu-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Chengdu's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Chengdu.
Location comparison
How Chengdu stacks up
Compare Chengdu with peers from the same country (China) — 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 China ranked by combined EV. Chengdu's row is highlighted (#9).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangtze Delta Region | $2T | 2.7× | 210 | $9.9B | 7,038 |
| 2 | Jingjinji Metropolitan Region | $1.7T | 3.6× | 178 | $6.9B | 4,520 |
| 3 | Beijing | $1.6T | 3.6× | 174 | $6.7B | 4,331 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | $1T | 1.9× | 53 | $2.4B | 2,240 |
| 5 | Shanghai | $1T | 5.2× | 135 | $4.5B | 3,583 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | $623B | 1.2× | 37 | $2.2B | 1,443 |
| 7 | Guangzhou | $182B | 14.5× | 16 | $891.8M | 1,543 |
| 8 | Nanjing | $108B | 6.2× | 10 | $338.4M | 489 |
| 9 | Chengdu | $33.7B | 27.0× | 5 | $410.2M | 401 |
| 10 | Wuhan | $32B | 4.6× | 8 | $420.9M | 345 |
| 11 | Chongqing | $25B | 11.5× | 5 | $1B | 177 |
| 12 | Changzhou | $18.7B | 4.2× | 2 | $45M | 113 |
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