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British Columbia

State · Canada · Pop. 5.6M · #40 region by EV

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1,458 Pool of Funded Startups
New Startups
407 Annual Startups FoundedAll new ventures
153 Annual Startups FundedReceived investment
get funded 37%
1,248Startups
525 Pre-Seed Startups$100K–1M
418 Seed Startups$1–4M
Pre-Seed to Seed 14%
305 Series A Startups$4–15M
Seed to Series A 22%
173Breakouts
107 Series B Breakouts$15–40M
A to Series B 31%
66 Series C Breakouts$40–100M
B to Series C 20%
37Scaleups
22 Mega Scaleups$100–250M
reach Mega 1.5%
15 Mega+ Scaleups$250M+
reach Mega+ 1.0%
23Valuation Outcomes
22 Unicorns($1–10B valuation)
reach Unicorn 1.5%
1 Decacorns($10–100B valuation)
reach Decacorn 0.069%
Pre-Seed
525
Seed
418
Series A
305
Series B
107
Series C
66
Unicorn
22
Decacorn
1

* 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 British Columbia

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

Largest rounds in British Columbia - 2026

Every $15M+ VC round into British Columbia-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.
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VC investment

How much venture capital flows into British Columbia

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

Location comparison

How British Columbia stacks up

Compare British Columbia 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.

Ontario
$383B
British Columbia
$78.4B
Quebec
$66.7B
Alberta
$24.9B
Newfoundland and Labrador
$3.9B
Nova Scotia
$3B
New Brunswick
$1.5B
Saskatchewan
$1.5B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

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Sector breakdown
Where British Columbia's unicorns concentrate
Fintech
AI / Enterprise SW
Health Tech
Biotech
Cybersecurity
Consumer
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Capital autonomy
British Columbia'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
British Columbia'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 British Columbia'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 British Columbia
Core AI roles
Frontier AI roles
YoY hiring growth
Senior + lead engineers
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Deal flow
Live deal flow & funding rounds in British Columbia
New rounds last 30 days
Stage breakdown
Active investors
Round-size trends
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