Laval
Metro area · Canada
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Laval
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Laval-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Laval - 2026
Startup funnel
Laval's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Laval
VC investment into Laval-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Laval's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Laval.
Location comparison
How Laval stacks up
Compare Laval 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. Laval's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa–Gatineau | $231B | 44.4× | 2 | $85.6M | 393 |
| 2 | Toronto-Waterloo | $146B | 7.3× | 34 | $2.9B | 3,622 |
| 3 | Toronto | $119B | 9.3× | 28 | $2.7B | 2,709 |
| 4 | Vancouver | $71.8B | 9.6× | 21 | $1.8B | 1,710 |
| 5 | Montréal | $58.4B | 3.5× | 13 | $977.4M | 1,075 |
| 6 | Calgary | $18.4B | 10.2× | 5 | $276.3M | 708 |
| 7 | Hamilton | $7.6B | 5.5× | 3 | $13.7M | 112 |
| 8 | Waterloo | $6.5B | 2.5× | 4 | $45M | 190 |
| 9 | Edmonton | $6.4B | 1.9× | 3 | $95.9M | 401 |
| 10 | Mississauga | $6.4B | 7.0× | 1 | $40.6M | 228 |
| 11 | Halifax | $2B | 5.7× | 0 | $132.4M | 191 |
| 13 | Laval | $574.6M | — | 0 | $15M | 44 |
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