Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Metro area · United States · Pop. 3.7M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Minneapolis–Saint Paul-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Minneapolis–Saint Paul - 2026
Startup funnel
Minneapolis–Saint Paul'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.
* 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.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Minneapolis–Saint Paul
VC investment into Minneapolis–Saint Paul-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Minneapolis–Saint Paul's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Location comparison
How Minneapolis–Saint Paul stacks up
Compare Minneapolis–Saint Paul with peers from the same country (United States) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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. Minneapolis–Saint Paul's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20.1T | 7.9× | 777 | $157B | 24.3K |
| 2 | Seattle | $3.1T | 10.6× | 68 | $6.6B | 2,935 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 14.0× | 56 | $8.1B | 2,481 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.7T | 5.3× | 296 | $31.2B | 16.4K |
| 5 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.7× | 185 | $13.6B | 6,194 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $1.2T | 5.8× | 133 | $18.3B | 8,432 |
| 7 | Miami | $619B | 12.9× | 33 | $2.9B | 2,736 |
| 8 | San Diego | $399B | 6.2× | 52 | $3.3B | 2,230 |
| 9 | Washington DC | $317B | 4.2× | 45 | $3.5B | 2,318 |
| 10 | Chicago | $256B | 3.5× | 50 | $2.1B | 2,924 |
| 11 | Dallas | $195B | 3.9× | 31 | $1.5B | 1,866 |
| 18 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | $68.9B | 2.6× | 12 | $942.1M | 1,044 |
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