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New Jersey

State · United States · Pop. 9.5M · #23 region by EV

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1,197 Pool of Funded Startups
New Startups
327 Annual Startups FoundedAll new ventures
102 Annual Startups FundedReceived investment
get funded 31%
875Startups
357 Pre-Seed Startups$100K–1M
273 Seed Startups$1–4M
245 Series A Startups$4–15M
Seed to Series A 36%
249Breakouts
149 Series B Breakouts$15–40M
A to Series B 28%
100 Series C Breakouts$40–100M
B to Series C 29%
73Scaleups
47 Mega Scaleups$100–250M
reach Mega 3.9%
26 Mega+ Scaleups$250M+
reach Mega+ 2.2%
41Valuation Outcomes
37 Unicorns($1–10B valuation)
reach Unicorn 3.1%
4 Decacorns($10–100B valuation)
reach Decacorn 0.33%
Pre-Seed
357
Seed
273
Series A
245
Series B
149
Series C
100
Unicorn
37
Decacorn
4

* 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 New Jersey

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

Largest rounds in New Jersey - 2026

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

How much venture capital flows into New Jersey

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

Academia

New Jersey's academic flywheel

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

University-linked startup formation
140
University spinouts
1,693
Total alumni-founded companies
903
Of which startups (<$15M raised)
537
Breakouts ($15M-100M)
253
Scaleups ($100M+)
Top universities producing founders tied to New Jersey
  • 🇺🇸 Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 80 alumni unicorns
    Notable alumni-founded: Amazon (founder)
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Location comparison

How New Jersey stacks up

Compare New Jersey 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.

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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