Which VC States Came Close to 2021 Levels of Investment

Which VC States Came Close to 2021 Levels of Investment

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Peter Walker

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January 26, 2023

No US state saw more invested capital in 2022 than in 2021 according to Carta data—Florida came closest but still fell short, confirming the universal...

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Simple chart today - did any key VC state in the US see more invested capital this past year than in 2021?

Answer: Carta data says no (but Florida got close!)

Founders across the US are experiencing the same struggles as they enter 2023 - hug your founder friends if you can 😇

Peter Walker
Author: Peter Walker
Peter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key data and narratives across the private capital ecosystem. In a former life, he was a marketing executive for a media analytics startup and led the data visualization team at the Covid Tracking Project.

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