Hamilton
Metro area · Canada · Pop. 569K
Enterprise value
How much Hamilton’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Hamilton, 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 Hamilton
VC investment into Hamilton-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Hamilton's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Hamilton at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Hamilton's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Hamilton-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 Hamilton
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Hamilton-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Hamilton - 2026
Academia
Hamilton's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Hamilton.
Location comparison
How Hamilton stacks up
Compare Hamilton 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. Hamilton's row is highlighted (#7).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa–Gatineau | $231B | 44.6× | 2 | $85.7M | 398 |
| 2 | Toronto-Waterloo | $141B | 7.4× | 34 | $3.1B | 3,661 |
| 3 | Toronto | $113B | 9.7× | 28 | $3B | 2,737 |
| 4 | Vancouver | $71.6B | 9.5× | 21 | $1.8B | 1,737 |
| 5 | Montréal | $58.3B | 3.4× | 15 | $865.5M | 1,095 |
| 6 | Calgary | $18.4B | 10.2× | 5 | $276.3M | 710 |
| 7 | Hamilton | $7.6B | 5.4× | 3 | $13.7M | 116 |
| 8 | Waterloo | $6.7B | 2.5× | 4 | $45.1M | 194 |
| 9 | Edmonton | $6.4B | 1.9× | 3 | $95.9M | 403 |
| 10 | Mississauga | $6.4B | 7.0× | 1 | $40.6M | 228 |
| 11 | Halifax | $2B | 5.7× | 0 | $132.4M | 190 |
| 12 | Vaughan | $821.7M | — | 0 | $0 | 47 |
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