Santa Cruz-Watsonville
Metro area · United States
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Santa Cruz-Watsonville
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Santa Cruz-Watsonville-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Santa Cruz-Watsonville - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Santa Cruz-Watsonville
VC investment into Santa Cruz-Watsonville-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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville stacks up
Compare Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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. Santa Cruz-Watsonville'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 |
| 41 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville | $21.6B | 13.3× | 4 | $63.3M | 124 |
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