Pennsylvania
State · United States · Pop. 13.1M · #24 region by EV
Enterprise value
How much Pennsylvania’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Pennsylvania, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Pennsylvania
VC investment into Pennsylvania-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Pennsylvania's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Pennsylvania at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Pennsylvania's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Pennsylvania-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Pennsylvania
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Pennsylvania-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Pennsylvania - 2026
Academia
Pennsylvania's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Pennsylvania.
| # | University | City | Unicorns | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 165 | 3,653 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | 88 | 2,845 |
Location comparison
How Pennsylvania stacks up
Compare Pennsylvania 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.
Top regions in United States ranked by combined EV. Pennsylvania's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $21.6T | 7.7× | 1,138 | $179B | 37K |
| 2 | Western United States (Pacific, excl. Bay Area) | $4.5T | 4.8× | 328 | $29.9B | 16.6K |
| 3 | Northeastern United States | $3.3T | 4.5× | 650 | $53.1B | 31.3K |
| 4 | Washington (State) | $2.9T | 4.5× | 75 | $7.5B | 3,270 |
| 5 | Texas | $2.7T | 10.5× | 139 | $11.4B | 6,785 |
| 6 | Southeastern United States | $1.4T | 4.8× | 191 | $11.8B | 14.5K |
| 7 | New York State | $1.4T | 5.1× | 300 | $31.1B | 15.8K |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $1.1T | 4.4× | 209 | $12.9B | 6,135 |
| 9 | Florida | $798B | 9.8× | 67 | $4.1B | 4,904 |
| 10 | Midwestern United States | $668B | 3.7× | 124 | $9.5B | 10.8K |
| 11 | Western United States (Mountain) | $403B | 4.4× | 112 | $10.2B | 5,588 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $220B | 3.7× | 36 | $2.2B | 2,571 |
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