Kansas City
Metro area · United States · Pop. 2.2M
* 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 Kansas City
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Kansas City-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Kansas City - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Kansas City
VC investment into Kansas City-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Kansas City's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Kansas City.
Location comparison
How Kansas City stacks up
Compare Kansas City 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. Kansas City's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20T | 8.0× | 866 | $156B | 24.5K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 4.4× | 68 | $6.6B | 2,966 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 13.9× | 62 | $8.1B | 2,649 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.6T | 5.1× | 329 | $32.3B | 16.6K |
| 5 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.5× | 211 | $13.4B | 6,323 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $1.2T | 5.7× | 158 | $16.3B | 8,592 |
| 7 | Miami | $673B | 12.8× | 40 | $2.6B | 2,865 |
| 8 | San Diego | $330B | 5.1× | 64 | $3.4B | 2,224 |
| 9 | Chicago | $266B | 3.7× | 52 | $2.2B | 2,833 |
| 10 | Washington DC | $265B | 3.3× | 55 | $3.5B | 2,343 |
| 11 | Dallas | $203B | 3.8× | 35 | $1.6B | 2,033 |
| 46 | Kansas City | $14.8B | 2.7× | 2 | $202.9M | 412 |
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