San Luis Obispo
Metro area · United States · Pop. 282K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in San Luis Obispo
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into San Luis Obispo-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in San Luis Obispo - 2026
Startup funnel
San Luis Obispo'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.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
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. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in San Luis Obispo
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
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, 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 Luis Obispo'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 |
| 67 | San Luis Obispo | $4.3B | 3.0× | 2 | $125K | 69 |
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