Vaughan
Metro area · Canada · Pop. 323K
Enterprise value
How much Vaughan’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Vaughan, 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 Vaughan
VC investment into Vaughan-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Vaughan's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Vaughan at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Vaughan's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Vaughan-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 Vaughan
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Vaughan-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Vaughan - 2026
Academia
Vaughan's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Vaughan.
Location comparison
How Vaughan stacks up
Compare Vaughan with peers from the same country (Canada) — 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 Canada ranked by combined EV. Vaughan's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa–Gatineau | $231B | 44.6× | 2 | $85.7M | 398 |
| 2 | Toronto-Waterloo | $141B | 7.4× | 34 | $3.1B | 3,661 |
| 3 | Toronto | $113B | 9.7× | 28 | $3B | 2,737 |
| 4 | Vancouver | $71.6B | 9.5× | 21 | $1.8B | 1,737 |
| 5 | Montréal | $58.3B | 3.4× | 15 | $865.5M | 1,095 |
| 6 | Calgary | $18.4B | 10.2× | 5 | $276.3M | 710 |
| 7 | Hamilton | $7.6B | 5.4× | 3 | $13.7M | 116 |
| 8 | Waterloo | $6.7B | 2.5× | 4 | $45.1M | 194 |
| 9 | Edmonton | $6.4B | 1.9× | 3 | $95.9M | 403 |
| 10 | Mississauga | $6.4B | 7.0× | 1 | $40.6M | 228 |
| 11 | Halifax | $2B | 5.7× | 0 | $132.4M | 190 |
| 12 | Vaughan | $821.7M | — | 0 | $0 | 47 |
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