New Orleans
Metro area · United States · Pop. 1.3M
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Quarterly report
New Orleans's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by New Orleans-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 New Orleans
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into New Orleans-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in New Orleans - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into New Orleans
VC investment into New Orleans-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
New Orleans's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to New Orleans.
Location comparison
How New Orleans stacks up
Compare New Orleans 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. New Orleans's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20.3T | 9.7× | 886 | $157B | 24.5K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 30.2× | 70 | $6.8B | 2,947 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 22.1× | 61 | $7.8B | 2,679 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.6T | 5.3× | 328 | $32.6B | 16.6K |
| 5 | Boston | $1.2T | 5.1× | 209 | $12.9B | 6,293 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $911B | 4.6× | 163 | $17.3B | 8,638 |
| 7 | Miami | $690B | 12.3× | 43 | $2.9B | 2,914 |
| 8 | San Diego | $332B | 5.3× | 63 | $3.4B | 2,214 |
| 9 | Chicago | $266B | 3.3× | 54 | $2.2B | 2,808 |
| 10 | Washington DC | $263B | 4.3× | 55 | $3.6B | 2,336 |
| 11 | Dallas | $224B | 4.2× | 47 | $2.1B | 2,053 |
| 56 | New Orleans | $5.5B | 6.7× | 1 | $45.4M | 165 |
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