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Startups in the United States

Upseed's profile for the United States connects 13,312 qualified startup organizations, 193 eligible programs, and 8 indexed cities through structured geographic relationships.

Startup countryNorth AmericaUSD
Capital
Washington
Regional context
North America
Population
327,167,434
Currency
Dollar · USD
Last reviewed
July 27, 2026
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Overview

Understanding startup activity in the United States

What the United States page covers

This page combines the canonical country identity with startup Programs and capability-specific Organization profiles that explicitly use the US Country Region code. One capability's geography never supplies another capability's relationship.

How to read the national signal

The counts describe eligible records currently published by Upseed. They do not represent an official company register, a complete national market census, investment volume, or an ecosystem ranking.

North America context

United States is connected to North America through Upseed's maintained geography hierarchy. Related countries below share that taxonomy context; the relationship does not imply that their startup ecosystems are equivalent.

Qualified organizations
13,312
capability-specific country relationship
Eligible programs
193
explicit country relationship
Accepting programs
116
current stored state
Indexed cities
8
separate usefulness gate

Relationships use the canonical US country identity · Counts are Upseed coverage, not national market totals · July 27, 2026

Cities

Principal indexed cities in the United States

Each city passes its own usefulness gate and preserves an explicit city-and-country relationship.

New York City18 eligible programs · 16 hostsLos Angeles8 eligible programs · 7 hostsChicago4 eligible programs · 3 hostsAustin4 eligible programs · 4 hostsSan Francisco21 eligible programs · 17 hostsBoston6 eligible programs · 6 hostsDurham3 eligible programs · 3 hostsCambridge6 eligible programs · 4 hosts

Organizations

Organizations connected to the United States by capability

Each group uses that capability's own exact Country Region code. Organizations can appear in more than one group because capabilities overlap. Inclusion is not proof of headquarters, nationwide presence, or complete coverage.

Funders

Organizations with a qualified public Funder profile.

10,201 qualified
AccelVenture Capital · ActiveAndreessen HorowitzVenture Capital · ActiveGeneral CatalystVenture Capital · ActiveGolden SeedsAngel Group · Active

Program hosts

Organizations that operate qualified startup Programs.

2,119 qualified
Plug and Play Tech CenterAccelerator · ActiveAlchemist AcceleratorAccelerator · ActiveRainmakingVenture Studio · ActiveHAXAccelerator · Active

Communities

Organizations with a qualified Community profile.

2,598 qualified
Golden SeedsAngel Group · ActiveMassChallengeAccelerator · ActiveEmerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)Trade Organization · ActiveFemale Founders AllianceCommunity · Active

Event hosts

Organizations with a qualified Event host profile.

971 qualified
General CatalystVenture Capital · ActiveQualcomm VenturesCorporate Venture Capital · ActiveIndex VenturesVenture Capital · ActiveFounders N' FundersCommunity · Active

Publishers

Organizations with a qualified startup Publisher profile.

1,050 qualified
M12, Microsoft's Venture FundCorporate Venture Capital · ActiveQualcomm VenturesCorporate Venture Capital · ActiveThe Syndicate - Podcast + Angel Investor SyndicateSyndicate · ActiveLvlUp VenturesVenture Capital · Active

Grantmakers

Organizations with a qualified Grantmaker profile.

234 qualified
U.S. Small Business AdministrationGrant Maker · ActiveThe Research Foundation for SUNYGrant Maker · ActiveSundance InstituteCommunity · ActiveParkinson's FoundationGrant Maker · Active

Allocators

Organizations with a qualified capital Allocator profile.

110 qualified
HarbourVest PartnersFund of Funds · ActiveHamilton LanePrivate Equity · ActiveCommonfundFund of Funds · ActiveHall Capital Partners LLCFamily Office · Active

Programs

Programs connected to the United States

These programs explicitly include the country code and pass Upseed's current Program page usefulness gate.

Contrary Venture Partner ProgramVenture Partner · Accepting applications · Contrary CapitalFocal Founder ResidencyResidency · Accepting applications · focalDraper Startup House AcceleratorAccelerator · Accepting applications · Draper Startup HouseDarden Venture Fellows ProgramFellowship · Accepting applications · UVA Darden Professional Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital ClubVC University Bootcamp (Stanford & NVCA)Bootcamp · Accepting applications · NVCA, Venture Forward, UC Berkeley Law Executive Education, Stanford Law SchoolKleiner Perkins Fellows ProgramFellowship · Kleiner PerkinsHAX Deep Tech AcceleratorAccelerator · Accepting applications · HAXTechstars Rising StarsOther · Techstars

Sectors

Sectors represented in the United States

Ordering combines eligible funder and Program profiles with direct canonical country relationships. It describes Upseed coverage, not national market leadership.

Healthcare4,381 eligible funders · 71 programsArtificial Intelligence2,946 eligible funders · 52 programsFintech2,746 eligible funders · 59 programsConsumer2,735 eligible funders · 42 programsSaaS & Cloud Software2,170 eligible funders · 25 programsBiotech & Life Sciences1,659 eligible funders · 34 programs

Upcoming events

Current startup events in the United States

Events use their canonical City and Country relationship and open on the official Luma destination.

Wed, Jul 29 · 2:00 – 5:00 PM PDTPeople, AI, and the Decisions Ahead | Casium & AI HouseAI House · SeattleForum · Free · Hosted by Casium IncWed, Jul 29 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM EDTModern Finance: Builders for ClarityNew York CityMixer · Hosted by Rayo Capital GroupWed, Jul 29 · 6:00 – 8:00 PM EDTFonzi’s July Tech TalkNew York CityMeetup · Hosted by Lauren CottaThu, Jul 30 · 2:00 – 5:00 PM PDTSheTO Seattle Tech Week | Can Anyone Write Code Now?SeattleConference · Hosted by SheTOThu, Jul 30 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM EDTAI Builders MiamiThe HUB @ Office Logic · MiamiMeetup · Hosted by Richmond TaylorSat, Aug 1 · 8/1/2026, 9:00 AM PDT – 8/2/2026, 6:00 PM PDTAgentic AI SummitUniversity of California, Berkeley · San FranciscoSummit · Hosted by RDI Foundation

Regional context

Other indexed countries in North America

These countries share a geography branch. That relationship does not imply equivalent startup conditions.

Canada888 organizations · 11 programs

Common questions

Using the United States country page

The specific capability shown must explicitly include the canonical US Country Region code. A broader Region, another capability's geography, and prose mentions do not create a Country relationship.

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Source basis

Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.

Last reviewed

July 27, 2026

Known limits

Program relationships require an explicit canonical Country code. Organization collections require that each shown capability contain the exact canonical Country Region code. Counts describe qualified Upseed coverage and are not official national totals or proof of nationwide presence.

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