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Washington DC

Metro area · United States · Pop. 6.3M · #23 city by EV

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1,725 Pool of Funded Startups
New Startups
395 Annual Startups FoundedAll new ventures
135 Annual Startups FundedReceived investment
get funded 34%
1,214Startups
434 Pre-Seed Startups$100K–1M
422 Seed Startups$1–4M
Pre-Seed to Seed 33%
358 Series A Startups$4–15M
Seed to Series A 27%
405Breakouts
263 Series B Breakouts$15–40M
A to Series B 30%
142 Series C Breakouts$40–100M
B to Series C 30%
106Scaleups
68 Mega Scaleups$100–250M
reach Mega 3.9%
38 Mega+ Scaleups$250M+
reach Mega+ 2.2%
54Valuation Outcomes
51 Unicorns($1–10B valuation)
reach Unicorn 3.0%
3 Decacorns($10–100B valuation)
reach Decacorn 0.17%
Pre-Seed
434
Seed
422
Series A
358
Series B
263
Series C
142
Unicorn
51
Decacorn
3

* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Washington DC

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Washington DC-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in Washington DC - 2026

Every $40M+ VC round into Washington DC-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.
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VC investment

How much venture capital flows into Washington DC

VC investment into Washington DC-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Location comparison

How Washington DC stacks up

Compare Washington DC 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.

Miami
$671B
San Diego
$332B
Chicago
$272B
Washington DC
$264B
Dallas
$199B
Phoenix
$136B
Research Triangle
$136B
Philadelphia
$132B
Atlanta
$122B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

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Sector breakdown
Where Washington DC's unicorns concentrate
Fintech
AI / Enterprise SW
Health Tech
Biotech
Cybersecurity
Consumer
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Capital autonomy
Washington DC's domestic vs foreign capital mix
% domestic VC by stage
Cross-border lead investors
Sovereign-fund participation
Foreign-LP exposure
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Recent momentum
Washington DC's VC investment trajectory by stage
2024 vs 2025 by stage
Round-size trends
Stage-conversion deltas
Quarterly velocity
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Founder origins
Where Washington DC's startup founders come from
By country of origin
Per capita
Top universities
Top alumni-factory companies
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AI talent
Top employers of AI talent in Washington DC
Core AI roles
Frontier AI roles
YoY hiring growth
Senior + lead engineers
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Deal flow
Live deal flow & funding rounds in Washington DC
New rounds last 30 days
Stage breakdown
Active investors
Round-size trends
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Country United States North America · Pop. 340.1M · #1 startup ecosystem by EV Region North America Continent / region · Pop. 60M · #2 region by EV

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