USA
Introduction
The United States, as a major player in the global venture capital landscape, has fostered a thriving ecosystem for startups and entrepreneurs.
With world renowned innovation hubs such as the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, the US attracts a significant share of venture capital funding.
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Venture Capital
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By stage
The US investment rate has been fairly consistent over the last ten years when we exclude the years of 2021 and 2022 and has routinely been the powerhouse of global VC investment.
Major metropolitan areas such as the Bay Area, Greater Boston, and New York City continue to make up much of the venture capital investment activity, driving for example half of total investment in 2022.
Early stage
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Breakout stage
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Scaleup stage
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By state
The rise of new emerging states in terms of venture capital activity include Wyoming, Vermont, and Michigan to note a few.
Explore funding rounds into each of the US states by hovering over the state of interest or here on the Dealroom.co platform.
By city and area
Metro areas throughout the US have doubled at minimum in investment growth over the past five years, see below how they have been doing in 2025 so far.
By industry
The top three US industries for VC investment have been Health, Enterprise software, and Fintech in the last five years. See below which industries have been the most important in 2025.
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By leading segments
Explore below the leading tech segments for VC investment in the US in 2025 so far.
Unicorns
In the last four years, unicorn hotspots have included states such as Florida, Texas, and New York.
Explore all US unicorn data here on the Dealroom platform.
Benchmarking
City level benchmarking
The US is home to some of the largest city startup ecosystems such as the Bay Area, San Francisco, New York amongst many others.
Explore below or here on the Dealroom platform how these compare to other city hubs worldwide.
International benchmarking
Compare the US startup ecosystem across different metrics against it's continental and global startup ecosystem counterparts here on the Dealroom platform.
Related Content
- Dealroom data: Explore all funded companies in the US
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