San Luis Obispo
Metro area · United States · Pop. 282K
Enterprise value
How much San Luis Obispo’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in San Luis Obispo, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into San Luis Obispo
VC investment into San Luis Obispo-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
San Luis Obispo's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in San Luis Obispo at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
San Luis Obispo's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by San Luis Obispo-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 San Luis Obispo
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into San Luis Obispo-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in San Luis Obispo - 2026
Academia
San Luis Obispo's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to San Luis Obispo.
Location comparison
How San Luis Obispo stacks up
Compare San Luis Obispo 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. San Luis Obispo's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area | $20.1T | 8.0× | 895 | $158B | 24.9K |
| 2 | Seattle | $2.9T | 4.5× | 70 | $6.8B | 2,986 |
| 3 | Austin | $2T | 13.7× | 60 | $7.9B | 2,740 |
| 4 | New York City | $1.5T | 5.0× | 325 | $32.2B | 16.7K |
| 5 | Los Angeles | $1.2T | 5.6× | 166 | $17.7B | 8,740 |
| 6 | Boston | $1.2T | 4.4× | 211 | $13B | 6,390 |
| 7 | Miami | $684B | 11.9× | 43 | $3B | 2,955 |
| 8 | San Diego | $326B | 5.0× | 64 | $3.4B | 2,247 |
| 9 | Washington DC | $285B | 3.4× | 62 | $4.3B | 2,576 |
| 10 | Chicago | $264B | 3.7× | 54 | $2.3B | 2,848 |
| 11 | Dallas | $225B | 4.1× | 48 | $2.1B | 2,078 |
| 70 | San Luis Obispo | $4.2B | 3.0× | 1 | $5.6M | 66 |
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