Venture capital firms by state: 27 states
27 states have at least 15 venture capital firms in our data as of November 2026, led by California (1,038), New York (440) and Massachusetts (185). Together they hold 2,782 of the 2,975 US venture capital firms we list. Each state page breaks its firms down by city, stage and sector.
The second column counts the firms on each state list whose latest fund filing or dated deal on file is dated in the last 12 months. A firm with no dated filing or deal on file is not counted. Each state page shows the same count at its top.
The 27 state lists above hold 2,782 firms. 21 more states and territories have fewer than 15 firms each (113 firms in all), so they have no page of their own; their firms are in the US list (2,975). 80 US venture capital firms have no state on file. 7 metro areas (New York City, Boston, Seattle, Fairfield County, Salt Lake City and Silicon Slopes, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Phoenix and Scottsdale) hold almost all of their state's firms, so the state page is also the metro page.
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Which US state has the most venture capital firms?
In our data, California with 1,038, then New York (440) and Massachusetts (185). The count covers VC firms, fund managers and corporate venture arms with a head office in the state.
How many states have a venture capital list here?
27. A state gets a page when it has at least 15 firms; 21 states and territories fall below that and are covered by the US list.