San Diego
Metro area · United States · Pop. 3.2M · #18 city by EV
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in San Diego
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into San Diego-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in San Diego - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into San Diego
VC investment into San Diego-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Location comparison
How San Diego stacks up
Compare San Diego 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. San Diego's row is highlighted (#8).
| # | 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 |
| 12 | Phoenix | $136B | 5.2× | 16 | $456.7M | 1,062 |
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