Macao
Asia · Pop. 687K
1 Overview
2 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Macao
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Macao-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Macao - 2026
3 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Macao
VC investment into Macao-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
4 Academia
Macao's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Macao.
| # | University | City | Founders | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Macau | Nossa Senhora do Carmo | 41 | 53 |
| 2 | Macau university of technology and science | — | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Institute for Tourism Studies | Nossa Senhora do Carmo | 1 | 1 |
5 Location comparison
How Macao stacks up
Compare Macao with similarly sized ecosystems in Asia — 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 ecosystems in Asia ranked by combined EV. Macao's row is highlighted.
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $5.8T | 3.1× | 504 | $33.9B | 24.8K |
| 2 | India | $924B | 7.5× | 128 | $13.9B | 13.4K |
| 3 | Israel | $602B | 5.6× | 132 | $10.9B | 4,784 |
| 4 | South Korea | $430B | 15.4× | 45 | $8.3B | 7,983 |
| 5 | Singapore | $321B | 8.6× | 40 | $4B | 3,946 |
| 6 | Japan | $223B | 5.6× | 21 | $4.5B | 7,858 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $179B | 12.4× | 20 | $3.1B | 1,235 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $76.4B | 10.2× | 22 | $3.9B | 1,580 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $64.9B | 5.0× | 12 | $485.4M | 1,214 |
| 10 | Taiwan | $61.3B | 8.1× | 9 | $209.1M | 626 |
| 11 | Türkiye | $52.6B | 16.1× | 9 | $714.6M | 2,040 |
| 12 | Vietnam | $34.3B | 15.3× | 4 | $461.5M | 616 |
6 Premium analytics
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