South Carolina
State · United States · Pop. 5.5M
Enterprise value · 2015–2025
South Carolina grew 2.1× since 2015
Combined enterprise value of every tracked startup headquartered in South Carolina that's still operating today — public and private companies combined, totalled by founding-year cohort.
Adjacent regions by EV
Top sub-locations
Inside South Carolina: top 4 metros
Metros inside South Carolina ranked by combined enterprise value, paired with their 5-year growth multiplier.
Startup funnel
South Carolina's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* 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.
Notable companies
Top private companies in South Carolina
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
South Carolina's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to South Carolina.
Vs. similarly-sized ecosystems
How South Carolina stacks up
Peers chosen from the same country (United States), sized closest to South Carolina by combined EV. The scatter plots growth × current size — outliers in the upper-right are ecosystems compounding fastest.
Top overview
United States — top regions
Top regions in United States ranked by combined EV. South Carolina's row is highlighted.
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $21.7T | 7.7× | 976 | $180B | 36.4K |
| 2 | Western United States (Pacific, excl. Bay Area) | $4.8T | 8.1× | 279 | $29.9B | 16.3K |
| 3 | Northeastern United States | $3.5T | 4.9× | 571 | $52.8B | 30.2K |
| 4 | Washington (State) | $3.1T | 10.6× | 72 | $7.3B | 3,203 |
| 5 | Texas | $2.3T | 10.0× | 107 | $11.2B | 6,215 |
| 6 | New York State | $1.5T | 5.4× | 270 | $29.9B | 15.3K |
| 7 | Southeastern United States | $1.3T | 5.3× | 145 | $11.4B | 13.6K |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $1.2T | 4.5× | 184 | $13.5B | 5,968 |
| 9 | Florida | $729B | 9.7× | 49 | $3.9B | 4,511 |
| 10 | Midwestern United States | $654B | 3.6× | 104 | $9.2B | 10.8K |
| 11 | Western United States (Mountain) | $346B | 4.0× | 86 | $9.1B | 5,151 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $14.4B | 2.0× | 2 | $142M | 606 |
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