Western United States (Mountain)
Country region · United States · Pop. 24.9M · #21 region by EV
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Western United States (Mountain)
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Western United States (Mountain)-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Western United States (Mountain) - 2026
Startup funnel
Western United States (Mountain)'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.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Western United States (Mountain)
VC investment into Western United States (Mountain)-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Western United States (Mountain)
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Western United States (Mountain)'s academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Western United States (Mountain).
Location comparison
How Western United States (Mountain) stacks up
Compare Western United States (Mountain) with peers from the same country (United States) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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. Western United States (Mountain)'s row is highlighted (#11).
| # | 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 |
| 12 | Illinois | $264B | 3.4× | 51 | $2.2B | 3,354 |
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