Texas
State · United States · Pop. 31.3M · #10 region by EV
Enterprise value
How much Texas’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Texas, 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 Texas
VC investment into Texas-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Texas's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Texas at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Texas's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Texas-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 Texas
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Texas-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Texas - 2026
Academia
Texas's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Texas.
Location comparison
How Texas stacks up
Compare Texas 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. Texas's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | 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 |
| 12 | Illinois | $270B | 3.6× | 55 | $2.3B | 3,158 |
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