Denver
Metro area · United States · Pop. 3.2M · #45 city by EV
Enterprise value
How much Denver’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Denver, 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 Denver
VC investment into Denver-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Denver's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Denver at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Denver's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Denver-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 Denver
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Denver-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Denver - 2026
Academia
Denver's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Denver.
Location comparison
How Denver stacks up
Compare Denver 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. Denver'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 |
| 15 | Denver | $112B | 4.0× | 34 | $4.5B | 1,618 |
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