There are 387 metropolitan statistical areas in the USA. 336 of them have had startups on Carta raise rounds since Jan 2022. 🇺🇸
There's no denying that the US startups have struggled through a tougher fundraising climate of late. But this is still the world's most vibrant entrepreneurial base and it's not even close.
We're not just talking about San Francisco either!
Missoula, Montana Eugene, Oregon Durango, Colorado Sioux Falls, South Dakota Wichita, Kansas Savannah, Georgia Birmingham, Alabama Kearney, Nebraska Columbus, Ohio
And hundreds more - all places where multiple startups have launched in the past 18 months alone.
The phrase "You can start up anywhere" has never been more true than it is today across the entire USA. Pretty damn cool.
Hats off to the founders making it happen! 🙏
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