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Connecticut

State · United States · Pop. 3.7M · #44 region by EV

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654 Pool of Funded Startups
New Startups
149 Annual Startups FoundedAll new ventures
52 Annual Startups FundedReceived investment
get funded 35%
494Startups
155 Pre-Seed Startups$100K–1M
176 Seed Startups$1–4M
163 Series A Startups$4–15M
Seed to Series A 27%
127Breakouts
91 Series B Breakouts$15–40M
A to Series B 27%
36 Series C Breakouts$40–100M
33Scaleups
26 Mega Scaleups$100–250M
reach Mega 4.0%
7 Mega+ Scaleups$250M+
reach Mega+ 1.1%
13Valuation Outcomes
12 Unicorns($1–10B valuation)
reach Unicorn 1.8%
1 Decacorns($10–100B valuation)
reach Decacorn 0.15%
Pre-Seed
155
Seed
176
Series A
163
Series B
91
Series C
36
Unicorn
12
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 Connecticut

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

Largest rounds in Connecticut - 2026

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

How much venture capital flows into Connecticut

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

Academia

Connecticut's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Connecticut.

University-linked startup formation
116
University spinouts
1,809
Total alumni-founded companies
968
Of which startups (<$15M raised)
577
Breakouts ($15M-100M)
264
Scaleups ($100M+)
Top universities producing founders tied to Connecticut
  • 🇺🇸 Yale University New Haven, CT · 72 alumni unicorns
    Notable alumni-founded: FedEx (founder)FanDuelGlossier
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Location comparison

How Connecticut stacks up

Compare Connecticut 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.

Colorado
$202B
North Carolina
$177B
Maryland
$159B
Virginia
$144B
Arizona
$138B
Georgia (US)
$128B
Utah
$112B
Michigan
$94.6B
Connecticut
$69B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

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Country United States Country · North America · Pop. 340.1M · #1 country by EV Region North America Continent / region · Pop. 60M · #2 region by EV

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