Startup funding by sector

494 private-company venture rounds totaling $408.2B tracked by Value Add VC in the last 12 months, grouped into 10 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.

117
rounds (12 mo)
$299.3B
dollars (12 mo)
85
last 3 mo

Most active: NVentures, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures

Defense & Space

Defense tech, space and government-technology startups.

44
rounds (12 mo)
$32.2B
dollars (12 mo)
29
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz

Robotics & Mobility

Robotics, autonomy, industrial tech and mobility startups.

35
rounds (12 mo)
$27.2B
dollars (12 mo)
28
last 3 mo

Most active: Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Bosch

Energy & Climate

Energy, climate, nuclear, battery and materials startups.

33
rounds (12 mo)
$13.2B
dollars (12 mo)
28
last 3 mo

Most active: Paradigm, National Grid Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital

Fintech & Crypto

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

44
rounds (12 mo)
$9.8B
dollars (12 mo)
35
last 3 mo

Most active: General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, SBI Holdings

Health & Biotech

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

76
rounds (12 mo)
$7.5B
dollars (12 mo)
49
last 3 mo

Most active: Alumni Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Insight Partners

Semiconductors & Hardware

Chip, quantum-computing and hardware startups.

26
rounds (12 mo)
$6.0B
dollars (12 mo)
20
last 3 mo

Most active: Disruptive, Qatar Investment Authority, Intel Capital

Enterprise Software

Enterprise software and SaaS startups.

70
rounds (12 mo)
$5.8B
dollars (12 mo)
47
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners

Consumer & Media

Consumer, media, gaming and telecom startups.

25
rounds (12 mo)
$4.4B
dollars (12 mo)
20
last 3 mo

Most active: Ibex Investors, General Atlantic, Madrona Ventures

Cybersecurity

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

24
rounds (12 mo)
$2.9B
dollars (12 mo)
21
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures, Team8

See also this week in venture, the funding tracker and Pulse topics.