Columbus
Metro area · United States · Pop. 2.1M
Enterprise value
How much Columbus’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Columbus, 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 Columbus
VC investment into Columbus-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Columbus's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Columbus at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Columbus's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Columbus-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 Columbus
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Columbus-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Columbus - 2026
Academia
Columbus's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Columbus.
Location comparison
How Columbus stacks up
Compare Columbus 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. Columbus'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 |
| 41 | Columbus | $23.2B | 2.8× | 5 | $714.5M | 461 |
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