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.
Size of the Market
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
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.
Major Hubs
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.
Emerging Hubs
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.
Support Systems
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.
Challenges
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.
Opportunities and Future Outlook
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.
Resilience and Adaptability
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.
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Bernard Moon
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A. - U.K. - Israel
Previous Investments
• Tiki:
$130000000 (Later stage VC)
• Blocko:
$8900000 (Early stage VC)
• Dharma Labs:
$120000 (Seed Round)
• Kneron:
$40000000 (Series A)
• Genies:
$10000000 (Series Unknown)
• Messari:
$1000000 (Pre-Seed)
• Tiki.vn:
(Series C)
• Aire:
(Seed)
• Genoplan:
(Seed)
• DocDoc:
(Series A)
• Cutover:
(Seed)
• Payoff:
$500000 (Series B)
• Code Kingdoms:
(Seed)
• Happy Money:
(Series B)
• Lifesum:
$6700000 (Series A)
• KnowRe:
(Seed)
• Memebox:
$1000000 (Seed Round)
• Zanbato:
(Series A)
Bernard Moon
San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles - New York - London - Palo Alto - California, U.S.A. - U.K. - Israel
Media • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
Description
Mr. Adam D'Augelli serves as a Partner at True Ventures. He serves as Board Member at Prime Roots, Pendulum Therapeutics, Feelmore Lab,s and Deep Genomics. He served as Board Member at Symbiome and TripleLift. He served as Board Member at Girihlet. Growing up, he was drawn to startups and technology - early on as a founder of a donation-based record label and a social business in India then later as a consultant to early-stage technology companies on the East Coast. Building upon this experience, he led the creation of "Digital Frontiers," a course at the University of Florida exploring how the Internet and Technology are changing the global business landscape. He is a Board Member of Terramino Foods, Venn, and InterVenn BioSciences. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a BS & MS in Finance.
Ashmeet Sidana
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• OpsMx:
• Netsil (formerly Gencore):
(early stage)
• Prismo Systems:
(early stage)
• StackStorm:
(early stage)
• Datos IO, Inc.:
• SignalFx:
(early stage)
• Tubi:
(early stage)
• Foundation Capital:
(late stage)
• Sidana Systems, Inc.:
• Kognitos:
$20000000 (Series A)
• Kognitos:
$7000000 (Seed)
• Nexla:
$18000000 (Series B)
• Nexla:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Nexla:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Connectifi:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Multiple:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• CtrlStack:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Hedgehog:
$4000000 (Pre Seed)
• Sensible:
$7000000 (Seed)
• Onymos:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Onymos:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Onymos:
$1000000 (Pre Seed)
• Trustero:
$8000000 (Seed)
• vFunction:
$26000000 (Series A)
• vFunction:
$12000000 (Seed)
• Kentik:
$40000000 (Series C)
• Kentik:
$23000000 (Series B)
• Kentik:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Kentik:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Fidap:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Evinced:
$17000000 (Series A)
• Evinced:
$3000000 (Pre Seed)
• Yotascale:
$13000000 (Series B)
• Yotascale:
$8000000 (Series A)
• Yotascale:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Robust Intelligence:
$11000000 (Series A)
• Robust Intelligence:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Menlo Security:
$75000000 (Series D)
• Menlo Security:
$40000000 (Series C)
• Menlo Security:
$25000000 (Series B)
• Menlo Security:
(Seed)
• Tignis:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Nimbella:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Baffle:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Baffle:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Baffle:
$500000 (Seed)
• Binaris:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Sail Internet:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Netsil:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Palerra:
$17000000 (Series B)
• Palerra:
$8000000 (Series A)
• Diamanti:
$13000000 (Series A)
• NeoReach:
$2000000 (Seed)
• NeoReach:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• NeoReach:
$300000 (Seed)
• Datos IO:
$3000000 (Seed)
• adRise:
$2000000 (Series A)
• CiiNOW:
$13000000 (Series A)
Ashmeet Sidana
San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
Ashmeet Sidana serves as Founder & Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital. His experience includes managing venture capital funds, serving on multiple Boards of Directors, and helping build the industry leading products VMware ESX Server and Silicon Graphics WebFORCE. Before his last decade as a venture capitalist, Ashmeet was an operating executive with hands-on operating experience as a CEO and entrepreneur. Ashmeet came to venture from VMware, where he ran product management for their flagship product-ESX Server. Before VMware, Ashmeet was the Founder and CEO of Sidana Systems, Inc. He started his career at Hewlett Packard and Silicon Graphics as an engineer. Ashmeet's previous investments include Azure (NYSE: AZRE), Palerra (acquired by Oracle), Freewheel (acquired by Comcast), InQuira (acquired by Oracle), Altor (acquired by Juniper), Appurify (acquired by Google), PrivateCore (acquired by Facebook) and StackStorm (acquired by Brocade). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Baffle, RuperBot, Sail Internet, vFunction and Xockets. His current investments include Baffle, Binaris, Rubrik, Diamanti, Gyroscope, Kentik, Menlo Security, Netsil, Nexla, Prismo Systems, RuperBot, Sail Internet, SignalFx, vFunction, Xockets and YotaScale. Ashmeet received an MBA from Wharton, MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS in Computer Science summa cum laude from USC.
Alex Fayette
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Fun SaaS, particularly with a defensible barrier to entry that is technical. Some infrastructure software & hardware. IoT for consumers and enterprises.
Not Interested In
We don't make consumer (B2C) or crypto investments, sorry.
Jonathan Heiliger serves as Partner at Vertex Ventures US. He is a Board Member at LaunchDarkly. Most recently, he was a General Partner with North Bridge Venture Partners, from April 2012 to November 2014. During his tenure, he started the seed practice and led investments in Lytro, Periscope.io, Quora, and Ravel Law. Prior to NBVP, Jonathan worked at Facebook, where he led global infrastructure, site architecture and internal systems as VP Infrastructure & Technical Operations, from 2007 until 2011. During that time Facebook grew from 35 million to over 800 million users. Before that, Jonathan held executive engineering roles at Wal-Mart and Danger (acquired by Microsoft). He also spent several years as Chief Operating Officer for Loudcloud (which became Opsware and was later acquired by HP). Earlier in his career, Jonathan co-founded and was CTO of GlobalCenter, and later founded Global Crossing's venture capital group. Jonathan currently serves on the board of directors of DuPont Fabros (DFT), Jive Software (JIVE), and Webmonsters. He also co-founded Coolan and served as an Advisor.
Thiago Olson
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Saas/B2B/Enterprise Software, Connected Devices (consumer and industrial), B2B/B2C Marketplaces,... and then what other people consider crazy in frontier tech: AI, AR/VR, SpaceTech, Robotics, Autonomous infrastructure,..
Not Interested In
Pureplay consumer apps that may never build a business, gaming, e-commerce, travel, crypto
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