Edmonton
Metro area · Canada · Pop. 1.3M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Edmonton
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Edmonton-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Edmonton - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Edmonton
VC investment into Edmonton-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Edmonton's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Edmonton.
Location comparison
How Edmonton stacks up
Compare Edmonton with peers from the same country (Canada) — 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 Canada ranked by combined EV. Edmonton's row is highlighted (#9).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa–Gatineau | $230B | 49.9× | 2 | $85.6M | 384 |
| 2 | Toronto-Waterloo | $146B | 7.3× | 34 | $2.9B | 3,557 |
| 3 | Toronto | $119B | 9.4× | 28 | $2.7B | 2,663 |
| 4 | Vancouver | $71.6B | 9.7× | 21 | $1.8B | 1,692 |
| 5 | Montréal | $57.9B | 3.5× | 13 | $971.4M | 1,056 |
| 6 | Calgary | $18.1B | 10.1× | 5 | $276.3M | 705 |
| 7 | Hamilton | $7.6B | 5.5× | 3 | $13.7M | 109 |
| 8 | Waterloo | $6.5B | 2.5× | 4 | $41.5M | 189 |
| 9 | Edmonton | $6.4B | 1.9× | 3 | $95.9M | 400 |
| 10 | Mississauga | $6.3B | 6.9× | 1 | $40.6M | 227 |
| 11 | Halifax | $2B | 5.9× | 0 | $132.4M | 187 |
| 12 | Vaughan | $743M | — | 0 | $0 | 42 |
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.