Startup funding by sector

999 private-company venture rounds totaling $515.8B 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.

Dollars tracked by sector, last 12 months

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Dollars tracked by sector, last 12 months
ItemValue
AI & Infrastructure$358.4B · 181 rounds
Defense & Space$37.3B · 77 rounds
Robotics & Mobility$35.5B · 80 rounds
Semiconductors & Hardware$15.0B · 58 rounds
Fintech & Crypto$14.6B · 94 rounds
Health & Biotech$12.0B · 143 rounds
Energy & Climate$11.6B · 47 rounds
Enterprise Software$11.3B · 207 rounds
Cybersecurity$9.7B · 44 rounds
Developer Tools$6.9B · 36 rounds
Consumer & Media$3.5B · 32 rounds

AI & Infrastructure

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

181
rounds (12 mo)
$358.4B
dollars (12 mo)
99
last 3 mo

Most active: Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Index Ventures

Defense & Space

Defense tech, space and government-technology startups.

77
rounds (12 mo)
$37.3B
dollars (12 mo)
41
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners

Robotics & Mobility

Robotics, autonomy, industrial tech and mobility startups.

80
rounds (12 mo)
$35.5B
dollars (12 mo)
52
last 3 mo

Most active: Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz

Semiconductors & Hardware

Chip, quantum-computing and hardware startups.

58
rounds (12 mo)
$15.0B
dollars (12 mo)
31
last 3 mo

Most active: Maverick Silicon, Atreides Management, Khosla Ventures

Fintech & Crypto

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

94
rounds (12 mo)
$14.6B
dollars (12 mo)
62
last 3 mo

Most active: Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Coatue Management

Health & Biotech

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

143
rounds (12 mo)
$12.0B
dollars (12 mo)
87
last 3 mo

Most active: RA Capital, General Catalyst, 8VC

Energy & Climate

Energy, climate, nuclear, battery and materials startups.

47
rounds (12 mo)
$11.6B
dollars (12 mo)
25
last 3 mo

Most active: Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eclipse Ventures

Enterprise Software

Enterprise software and SaaS startups.

207
rounds (12 mo)
$11.3B
dollars (12 mo)
115
last 3 mo

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

Cybersecurity

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

44
rounds (12 mo)
$9.7B
dollars (12 mo)
21
last 3 mo

Most active: Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners

Developer Tools

Developer tools and infrastructure software startups.

36
rounds (12 mo)
$6.9B
dollars (12 mo)
27
last 3 mo

Most active: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz

Consumer & Media

Consumer, media, gaming and telecom startups.

32
rounds (12 mo)
$3.5B
dollars (12 mo)
21
last 3 mo

Most active: Forerunner Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Qualcomm Ventures

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