Startup funding by city
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Startups in San Francisco closed 1,898 funding rounds from October 2025 to September 2026, more than any other city. New York followed with 1,014 and London with 630. Source: FundingWatcher, October 2026.
- Value
- 1,898
- Unit
- startup funding rounds in San Francisco, October 2025 to September 2026
- Data as of
- 23 October 2026
- Source
- FundingWatcher, October 2026
City
100 rows
| Rank | City | Country | Rounds | Share of all rounds | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | United States | 1,898 | 9.4% | $32.5B |
| 2 | New York | United States | 1,014 | 5.0% | $19.9B |
| 3 | London | United Kingdom | 630 | 3.1% | $8.6B |
| 4 | Shenzhen | China | 404 | 2.0% | $4.9B |
| 5 | Shanghai | China | 373 | 1.9% | $5.3B |
| 6 | Beijing | China | 337 | 1.7% | $7.9B |
| 7 | Bangalore | India | 312 | 1.6% | $3.3B |
| 8 | Hangzhou | China | 280 | 1.4% | $9.7B |
| 9 | Suzhou | China | 264 | 1.3% | $2B |
| 10 | Los Angeles | United States | 249 | 1.2% | $3.8B |
| 11 | Tokyo | Japan | 231 | 1.1% | $1.2B |
| 12 | Austin | United States | 227 | 1.1% | $6.7B |
| 13 | Seoul | South Korea | 223 | 1.1% | $779.8M |
| 14 | Singapore | Singapore | 208 | 1.0% | $3.2B |
| 15 | Paris | France | 189 | 0.9% | $7.7B |
| 16 | Boston | United States | 181 | 0.9% | $3.9B |
| 17 | Palo Alto | United States | 176 | 0.9% | $28.8B |
| 18 | Dover | United States | 161 | 0.8% | $340.9M |
| 19 | Wilmington | United States | 139 | 0.7% | $577.8M |
| 20 | Miami | United States | 129 | 0.6% | $1.3B |
| 21 | Berlin | Germany | 127 | 0.6% | $1.4B |
| 22 | Chicago | United States | 126 | 0.6% | $934.7M |
| 23 | Seattle | United States | 124 | 0.6% | $1.7B |
| 24 | Haidian | China | 123 | 0.6% | $3.1B |
| 25 | Mumbai | India | 119 | 0.6% | $1.4B |
| 26 | Gurgaon | India | 118 | 0.6% | $556.4M |
| 27 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 117 | 0.6% | $696.3M |
| 28 | Brooklyn | United States | 104 | 0.5% | $1.4B |
| 29 | Toronto | Canada | 99 | 0.5% | $2.2B |
| 30 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 92 | 0.5% | $1.4B |
| 31 | Cambridge | United States | 91 | 0.5% | $2.8B |
| 32 | Munich | Germany | 90 | 0.4% | $3.6B |
| 33 | Hefei | China | 89 | 0.4% | $1.1B |
| 34 | Stockholm | Sweden | 81 | 0.4% | $1.8B |
| 35 | Barcelona | Spain | 79 | 0.4% | $723M |
| 36 | São Paulo | Brazil | 79 | 0.4% | $685.2M |
| 37 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 76 | 0.4% | $1.4B |
| 38 | San Diego | United States | 75 | 0.4% | $2.6B |
| 39 | Denver | United States | 73 | 0.4% | $4.4B |
| 40 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 71 | 0.4% | $2B |
| 41 | Nanjing | China | 71 | 0.4% | $654.2M |
| 42 | Atlanta | United States | 70 | 0.3% | $429.5M |
| 43 | Zürich | Switzerland | 70 | 0.3% | $768.5M |
| 44 | Sydney | Australia | 70 | 0.3% | $910.4M |
| 45 | Chengdu | China | 70 | 0.3% | $921.8M |
| 46 | San Jose | United States | 69 | 0.3% | $4.2B |
| 47 | Houston | United States | 67 | 0.3% | $972.5M |
| 48 | Milan | Italy | 67 | 0.3% | $603.6M |
| 49 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 66 | 0.3% | $654.3M |
| 50 | Newark | United States | 66 | 0.3% | $55.3M |
| 51 | Washington | United States | 63 | 0.3% | $1B |
| 52 | Guangzhou | China | 60 | 0.3% | $1.7B |
| 53 | Mountain View | United States | 59 | 0.3% | $2.6B |
| 54 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 59 | 0.3% | $1.1B |
| 55 | Wuhan | China | 56 | 0.3% | $530.1M |
| 56 | Dublin | Ireland | 55 | 0.3% | $482.2M |
| 57 | New Delhi | India | 54 | 0.3% | $237.7M |
| 58 | Madrid | Spain | 53 | 0.3% | $453.9M |
| 59 | Dallas | United States | 51 | 0.3% | $790.7M |
| 60 | Menlo Park | United States | 50 | 0.2% | $1.2B |
| 61 | Sunnyvale | United States | 49 | 0.2% | $1.3B |
| 62 | Istanbul | Turkey | 49 | 0.2% | $126.8M |
| 63 | Montréal | Canada | 46 | 0.2% | $516.9M |
| 64 | Noida | India | 46 | 0.2% | $266M |
| 65 | Helsinki | Finland | 45 | 0.2% | $368.2M |
| 66 | Melbourne | Australia | 45 | 0.2% | $322.5M |
| 67 | Seongnam | South Korea | 45 | 0.2% | $345.6M |
| 68 | Berkeley | United States | 45 | 0.2% | $750.3M |
| 69 | Pune | India | 44 | 0.2% | $255.5M |
| 70 | Philadelphia | United States | 44 | 0.2% | $584.8M |
| 71 | Lagos | Nigeria | 43 | 0.2% | $268.4M |
| 72 | Santa Clara | United States | 43 | 0.2% | $2B |
| 73 | Hyderabad | India | 42 | 0.2% | $196.8M |
| 74 | Minhang | China | 42 | 0.2% | $565.1M |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | United States | 38 | 0.2% | $452.2M |
| 76 | Nashville | United States | 37 | 0.2% | $294.6M |
| 77 | Cambridge | United Kingdom | 36 | 0.2% | $1.6B |
| 78 | Lewes | United States | 36 | 0.2% | $69M |
| 79 | Delhi | India | 36 | 0.2% | $93.3M |
| 80 | San Mateo | United States | 35 | 0.2% | $1.3B |
| 81 | Chennai | India | 35 | 0.2% | $116.7M |
| 82 | Minneapolis | United States | 34 | 0.2% | $208.5M |
| 83 | Irvine | United States | 33 | 0.2% | $635.7M |
| 84 | Santa Monica | United States | 33 | 0.2% | $137.1M |
| 85 | Redwood City | United States | 32 | 0.2% | $3B |
| 86 | Las Vegas | United States | 32 | 0.2% | $480.1M |
| 87 | Vienna | Austria | 31 | 0.2% | $194.3M |
| 88 | Ningbo | China | 31 | 0.2% | $175.6M |
| 89 | Tallinn | Estonia | 30 | 0.1% | $104M |
| 90 | Warsaw | Poland | 30 | 0.1% | $150.6M |
| 91 | Shandong | China | 30 | 0.1% | $80.7M |
| 92 | Wuxi | China | 30 | 0.1% | $211.4M |
| 93 | Bellevue | United States | 29 | 0.1% | $795.9M |
| 94 | Boulder | United States | 29 | 0.1% | $689.8M |
| 95 | Salt Lake City | United States | 28 | 0.1% | $225.8M |
| 96 | Oslo | Norway | 28 | 0.1% | $178.3M |
| 97 | Tampa | United States | 28 | 0.1% | $76.8M |
| 98 | Prague | Czech Republic | 28 | 0.1% | $85.3M |
| 99 | Ghent | Belgium | 27 | 0.1% | $161M |
| 100 | Vancouver | Canada | 26 | 0.1% | $591.8M |
Table 1. Startup funding by city. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 20,088.
Previous values
| Month | Data as of | Value |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 19 October 2026 | 1,887 |
| September 2026 | 28 September 2026 | 1,790 |
Table 2. Startup funding by city, value at each monthly update. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026.
Method: Rounds dated October 2025 to September 2026, counted from the startup file of 23 October 2026. The file keeps each company's most recent pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A to J round only, so a company that raised twice in the window counts once. City is the company's headquarters as recorded. Full method.
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Startups in San Francisco closed 1,898 funding rounds from October 2025 to September 2026, more than any other city. New York followed with 1,014 and London with 630. Source: FundingWatcher, October 2026.
https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-by-city/
https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-by-city/
<a href="https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-by-city/"><img src="https://fundingwatcher.com/static/figures/startup-funding-by-city.png" alt="Startups in San Francisco closed 1,898 funding rounds from October 2025 to September 2026, more than any other city. New York followed with 1,014 and London with 630." width="1200" style="max-width:100%;height:auto"></a>
<p>Source: <a href="https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-by-city/">FundingWatcher</a>, October 2026</p>