Research Triangle
Metro area · United States · Pop. 2.4M · #40 city by EV
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Research Triangle
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Research Triangle-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Research Triangle - 2026
Startup funnel
Research Triangle'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 Research Triangle
VC investment into Research Triangle-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 Research Triangle
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Location comparison
How Research Triangle stacks up
Compare Research Triangle 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. Research Triangle's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20T | 8.0× | 841 | $156B | 24.7K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 4.5× | 68 | $6.6B | 2,951 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 14.0× | 58 | $8.1B | 2,499 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.7T | 5.1× | 321 | $32.8B | 16.6K |
| 5 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.6× | 209 | $13.3B | 6,217 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $1.2T | 5.7× | 151 | $16.3B | 8,475 |
| 7 | Miami | $672B | 13.0× | 39 | $2.6B | 2,754 |
| 8 | San Diego | $332B | 5.1× | 64 | $3.3B | 2,239 |
| 9 | Chicago | $269B | 3.8× | 51 | $2.1B | 2,936 |
| 10 | Washington DC | $264B | 3.3× | 54 | $3.5B | 2,323 |
| 11 | Dallas | $198B | 3.8× | 32 | $1.5B | 1,876 |
| 13 | Research Triangle | $136B | 2.7× | 23 | $2B | 993 |
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