The United States boasts the largest and most dynamic startup ecosystem in the world, with major hubs like Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. This ecosystem is characterized by a strong venture capital presence and a supportive culture for innovation and entrepreneurship. The U.S. continues to lead globally in technological innovation and startup activity, contributing significantly to economic growth and job creation.
As of 2024, the U.S. is home to approximately 77,927 startups. The startup ecosystem is supported by substantial venture capital investments, which totaled around $162.6 billion in 2022. This robust financial backing highlights the confidence investors have in the U.S. startup market, ensuring ample funding for innovation and growth.
Key strengths of the U.S. market include a highly skilled workforce, advanced technological infrastructure, and a culture that encourages risk-taking and entrepreneurship. The presence of major tech companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook fosters a collaborative environment and provides ample opportunities for startups. Additionally, the U.S. government offers support through various grants and tax incentives, such as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Silicon Valley remains the epicenter of innovation, driving advancements in AI, biotechnology, fintech, and clean energy. New York City excels in finance and media, while Boston is strong in biotechnology and education-driven startups. These regions are crucial to the U.S. startup ecosystem, offering a wealth of resources, talent, and opportunities.
Cities like Austin, Denver, and Seattle are emerging as significant tech hubs. These cities provide a favorable business climate, quality of life, and are becoming attractive locations for startups and talent. The rise of remote work has further expanded opportunities for startups to access talent from various regions, contributing to the growth of these emerging hubs.
The U.S. startup market benefits from a comprehensive support system of accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces. Programs like Techstars and Y Combinator have been instrumental in nurturing early-stage startups, providing mentorship, resources, and funding. These support systems help startups at various stages of their journey to scale and succeed.
Despite its strengths, the U.S. startup ecosystem faces challenges such as high costs of living, regulatory hurdles, and intense competition for talent. These challenges can create barriers for new startups and require strategic navigation to ensure long-term success.
The U.S. startup market features a diverse customer base and a culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship. The rise of remote work has expanded opportunities, allowing startups to access talent from various regions. The future outlook remains positive with continuous growth and innovation, driven by emerging technologies such as blockchain, quantum computing, and green energy.
The U.S. startup ecosystem is characterized by its resilience and adaptability. Despite challenges, the ecosystem continues to evolve, driven by a strong culture of entrepreneurship and technological advancements. This ensures the U.S. remains at the forefront of global innovation, contributing significantly to economic growth and job creation.
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Founder & Chief Firestarter, K9 Ventures
Chief Firestarter @k9-ventures
Washington - District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Education • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Founder & Managing Partner at Rethink Impact, LP
Jenny is the Founder & Managing Partner of Rethink Impact, a venture capital fund with a unique approach to gender lens investing that invests in social impact companies with the potential to deliver outsized financial returns for investors alongside transformational social and environmental change. Jenny is a former CEO of a tech company and also held significant executive roles in the media, data, and education sectors. She has been featured at the United Nations and on Capitol Hill and was named Top 40 Under 40 in 2015 and a DC Power Women in Tech in 2014. She has a BA and MA from Stanford, an MBA from Harvard Business School and was a Fulbright Scholar in human genomics.
San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Woman Focused
3X founder + 10 year VC - most comfortable among nerds
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - Japan
FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Venture investor in the future of work
General Partner at SemperVirens Venture Capital
Allison Baum is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Fresco Capital. She is involved in all aspects of investment and operations with a specific focus on the education sector. Previously, as Regional Director of Asia at General Assembly, she established and grew the company's first education programs for technology, business and design in Hong Kong. She originally joined the company during its early stages in New York where she developed and scaled their first long-form part-time and immersive courses. Throughout this process, Allison has worked with startups of all sizes across the San Francisco, New York, and Hong Kong communities. After earning a B.A. in Economics and a Secondary Degree in Film Studies from Harvard University, Allison worked in Equity Derivatives Sales & Trading at Goldman Sachs in New York and as an Associate Producer for the Microlending Film Project, a documentary about micro finance for women around the world. She continues to contribute to the cause for female empowerment through an education initiative called Arts and Enterprise for Women, which teaches business skills to refugee and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. She is also an active member of the Hong Kong Global Shapers Community, a social impact initiative of the World Economic Forum. She serves as a Board Member at Ardusat. She also serves as an Advisor at BridgeU. She also serves as Principal at Trinity Ventures.
New York City - Boston - San Francisco - Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Most Interested In Vertical AI and new business data workflows. Fintech, Legaltech, Agrotech, Proptech. Not Interested In Adtech, social networks, bloackchain / crypto, cybersecurity.
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Partner at Primary Venture Partners
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Visit www.advisors.fund, the just launched www.ucsfhealthhub.com and my earlier www.badassadvisors.com project. I invest in health tech and vertical SaaS plays, typically making a new investment from my $25M fund every 6-8 weeks.
Not Interested In
I don't do bitcoin, VR, social media plays and stick with healthcare realted projects and vertical SaaS plays that typically are b2b.
Mark Goldstein been involved in online services since 1983 when I got my first job at Apple and was put in charge of home investing, banking and online gaming. I enjoy the rush of being the underdog with a new project and changing people’s perception of the status quo. I’ve led industry trade associations, been a member of numerous founding teams and personally started a dozen companies, the bulk with solid outcomes. I’m driven to solving interesting, marketing-related problems in big known sectors (i.e. retail, investing, gaming, accounting) and being a part of a smart heads-down team where everyone has dirty fingernails. I’ve also concluded it takes almost as much time and energy to solve a big, fun problem as a smaller, dull one—so I mise as well now just think BIG BIG BIG and surround myself with a hungry, wicked focused team of brainiacs. I’m also been an active angel investor, Board member and/or Adviser to over 50 firms. The Advisors.fund (www.advisors.fund) is a venture fund investing in early-stage health tech and vertical SaaS businesses. To date, $25M has been put work and over 100 investments have been made. Typically invest in 6-7 companies/year where partners also assume an active advisory role.
San Francisco Bay Area - Wyoming, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Founder of Google Analytics. Investor in Canva and Plaid.
Wesley Chan is a member of the board of directors at Canva, one of the world's most valuable private internet companies valued north of $40B, where he led the Series A and C rounds. He founded Google Analytics and Google Voice and holds 17 US patents for his work in creating Google AdWords.
As an early employee at Google, Chan helped to start, launch, and grow Google Analytics and Google Voice, products which millions of users depend on worldwide. He is a recipient of Google's founder award, the company's most prestigious recognition, for leading the development of Google Toolbar and building out Google's early client efforts. Chan also holds nine US Patents from his work on starting the business for targeted display advertising at Google. Additionally, he has held positions as a research lead at HP Labs, a program manager at Microsoft, and holds both master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from MIT where he did his graduate research at the Media Laboratory. He was selected as a "Top 35 Under 35" innovator by Technology Review magazine in 2010. Given his diverse background, Chan's investments at Google Ventures include companies that address markets in software and web services, mobile, biotech and cleantech. He has also held board or observer seats in Angelist, Crittericism, iPerian (exited to Bristol Myers-Squibb), Cool Planet Energy Systems, and Switch Communications. Wesley also led investments in Optimizely, Vungle, DataPad (exited to Cloudera), Freshplum (exited to TellApart), Namo Media (exited to Twitter), and Parse (exited to Facebook). He also served as Advisor at DoubleRock.
Zurich - : Germany France Italy Spain Poland Romania Netherlands Belgium Czech Republic Greece Portugal Sweden Hungary Austria Switzerland Denmark Finland Slovakia N, U.S.A.
HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Co-founding partner @ Redalpine
Dr. Michael Sidler serves as Co-Founding Partner and Board Member at Redalpine Venture Partners. He also is an Angel Investor. He serves as Chairman at BiognoSYS. He also serves as Board Member at Memo Therapeutics, Versantis and Genialis. He served as the Board Member at OnSite Lab. He has earned PhD in Life Sciences.
California - San Francisco - with additional offices in, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Venture Capital Investor at NextWorld Capital and A-Level Capital
Building for the South Africa market, Can write checks for B2B SaaS companies out of NextWorld Capital funds (VC firm I work at)
New York, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Managing Director at Insight Partners
New York - City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Managing Partner at Third Prime
Managing Partner at Third Prime. Investing in founders with the vision and chops to effect positive change.