# AI startups by city and country: San Francisco vs the EU

Source: FundingWatcher's copy of Crunchbase, read 27 September 2026 (funding rounds to
September 2026). License: CC BY 4.0. Credit: FundingWatcher, September 2026.

Cite this: FundingWatcher, "San Francisco has as many AI startups as the entire EU",
September 2026, https://fundingwatcher.com/research/san-francisco-vs-eu-ai-startups/

## Files

**countries.csv** - `country`, `eu27` (1 = EU member), `ai_startups`, `funding_usd`
(sum of Crunchbase funding totals). Counts under 5 shown as "<5".

**cities.csv** - `city`, `country`, `eu27`, `ai_startups`, `funding_usd`; cities with 5
or more AI startups.

**startups.csv** - every AI startup headquartered in San Francisco or an EU country:
`name`, `permalink` (Crunchbase), `city`, `country`, `eu27`, `founded`, `funding_usd`,
`last_round_type`, `last_round_date`.

See METHOD.md for definitions.