How many companies are there in United States?

As of Sep 2026, there are 1,887,591 companies in United States.

How many companies in United States have received funding?

As of Sep 2026, a total of 288,848 companies in United States have secured funding.

Who are the top investors in United States?

HHS is the top investor in companies in United States, participating in 253,462 funding rounds, followed by Hud Exchange (145,171) and U.S. Department of Transportation (128,731).

How many unicorns has United States produced?

As of Sep 2026, United States has produced 1,237 unicorns.

How many acquisitions have taken place in United States?

As of Sep 2026, United States has seen a total of 108,876 acquisitions.

Startups in United States - 2026 Latest Funding Rounds, Trends and News

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United States has over 1,887,591 startups, making it the largest startup hub globally. Of these, 289K are funded companies that have collectively raised $8.79T in venture capital and private equity. The country is home to 851 unicorns. A total of 66,057 investors have participated in 1,498,596 funding rounds, with 24,231 startups securing early-stage funding and 7,614 raising late-stage funding. In the last five years, 165,530 new companies have been founded, raising over $278B in funding. Startups in United States have witnessed 99,316 acquisitions and 21,843 IPOs, while 189,383 startups wrapped up operations. Additionally, 50,068 companies have been founded by women.

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1.89M

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Uber, Slack & 3 more

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Uber is the top company in United States, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top companies in United States:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Uber	Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Public	$13.2B
Slack	Developer of communication software for team collaboration and project management	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Acquired	$1.22B
OpenAI	Artificial intelligence research and development platform offering advanced language models	San Francisco (United States)	2015	Series F	$180B
Tesla	Electric vehicle and clean energy solutions provider	Austin (United States)	2003	Public	$408M
Facebook	Operator of a social networking service facilitating connection and communication	Menlo Park (United States)	2004	Public	$2.27B

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In the year 2026, till September 2026, $455B has been raised in 5.62K equity funding rounds across United States. In the same period last year (i.e. till September 2025), $246B had been raised across 7.54K rounds in United States. So, 2026 has seen a 84.59% rise in funding in companies of United States as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in United States:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Cradlewise	Series A	1158	Sep 03, 2026	3one4 Capital and 1 more
BQP	Seed	5270	Sep 02, 2026	IBM and 2 more
Upwind	Series C	2592	Sep 02, 2026	Bessemer Venture Partners and 7 more
TenX Semi	Seed	9477	Sep 02, 2026	South Park Commons and 1 more
TabaPay	Series A	5283	Sep 02, 2026	FTV Capital

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1.9M+ Total Companies
$8.79T+ Total Funding
289K+ Funded Companies
21.8K+ IPOs
99.3K+ Acquisitions

HHS is the top investor in companies of United States based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in United States:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
HHS	Washington, DC (United States)	Merck, Ginkgo Bioworks and Boston Scientific
Hud Exchange	Washington (United States)	Next Door, Care.com and HCA
U.S. Department of Transportation	Washington, DC (United States)	Fiserv, General Electric and 3M
ED	Washington, DC (United States)	S&P Global, Bitly and University of California, Berkeley
National Science Foundation	Arlington (United States)	Palo Alto Networks, Oracle and Nvidia

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In the year 2026, till September 2026, 3021 acquisitions happened in United States. Last year, in 2025, a total of 5125 acquisitions happened in United States.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in United States:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Fortress SRM	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	Tusker
Attune	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	Tyfone
DoControl	Business Acquisition	Sep 01, 2026	Spin Systems
Console	Business Acquisition	Sep 01, 2026	Palo Alto Networks
Extensiv	Business Acquisition	Sep 01, 2026	Descartes

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In the year 2026, till August 2026, 125 IPOs happened in United States. In its previous year, in 2025, a total of 191 IPOs happened in United States.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in United States:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
First Breach	Aug 20, 2026	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Energy Fuels	Aug 20, 2026	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Ingenia Therapeutics	Aug 18, 2026	Korea Exchange (KRX)
Vogenx	Aug 12, 2026	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
BlossomHill Therapeutics	Aug 07, 2026	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)