Startup funding by sector

695 private-company venture rounds totaling $470.8B tracked by Value Add VC in the last 12 months, grouped into 11 sectors. Each sector page shows the monthly trend, stage mix, largest and latest rounds, and the investors writing the checks.

Rounds tracked from filings, wire releases and news outlets, not a total for the whole market.

AI & Infrastructure

AI model labs, AI infrastructure, compute and cloud startups.

145
rounds (12 mo)
$345.0B
dollars (12 mo)
92
last 3 mo

Most active: Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Coatue Management

Defense & Space

Defense tech, space and government-technology startups.

55
rounds (12 mo)
$32.5B
dollars (12 mo)
33
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group

Robotics & Mobility

Robotics, autonomy, industrial tech and mobility startups.

48
rounds (12 mo)
$27.7B
dollars (12 mo)
40
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures

Fintech & Crypto

Fintech, insurtech, payments and crypto startups, and the investors backing them.

60
rounds (12 mo)
$12.5B
dollars (12 mo)
45
last 3 mo

Most active: Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Semiconductors & Hardware

Chip, quantum-computing and hardware startups.

46
rounds (12 mo)
$10.3B
dollars (12 mo)
25
last 3 mo

Most active: Atreides Management, Khosla Ventures, Maverick Silicon

Health & Biotech

Biotech, healthcare and health-tech startups, from drug discovery to care delivery.

96
rounds (12 mo)
$9.1B
dollars (12 mo)
59
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures

Energy & Climate

Energy, climate, nuclear, battery and materials startups.

31
rounds (12 mo)
$8.5B
dollars (12 mo)
24
last 3 mo

Most active: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Slauson & Co

Cybersecurity

Security, identity and privacy startups: endpoint, cloud and AI security, and the rounds funding them.

29
rounds (12 mo)
$7.5B
dollars (12 mo)
22
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Battery Ventures

Enterprise Software

Enterprise software and SaaS startups.

136
rounds (12 mo)
$7.5B
dollars (12 mo)
72
last 3 mo

Most active: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners

Developer Tools

Developer tools and infrastructure software startups.

22
rounds (12 mo)
$6.3B
dollars (12 mo)
16
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator

Consumer & Media

Consumer, media, gaming and telecom startups.

27
rounds (12 mo)
$3.9B
dollars (12 mo)
19
last 3 mo

Most active: PeakSpan Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Ibex Investors

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