City of Las Vegas, StartUpNV to launch first American Startup Ecosystem Map
StartUpNV, a nonprofit statewide incubator, and accelerator for Nevada-based startup companies have partnered with the city of Las Vegas to launch a Dealroom-powered ecosystem map. The new platform provides intelligence on startups, innovation, investors, funding rounds, and other insights online at https://vegas.dealroom.co/intro.
The Dealroom map is an open-access platform designed to facilitate data-driven policy and decision-making through the sharing of cross-industry knowledge. It will also foster the partnerships required to help the next generation of innovators succeed on the global stage.
“StartUpNV focuses on making it easier for entrepreneurs and investors to connect and on building the startup ecosystem to diversify our local economy,” said Jeff Saling, executive director of StartUpNV. “The Dealroom platform is a groundbreaking development that houses a wide breadth of information of interest to startups, investors, and all who are interested in economic development in Las Vegas. Having this information readily available and transparent will encourage investment and foster growth.”
“The city of Las Vegas is a dynamic city that is full of opportunity,” the city of Las Vegas Economic and Urban Development Acting Director Ryan Smith said. “Businesses from around the world naturally have an interest in our city and we want to ensure that we are sharing data and demographics about our community that can lead to wise investment and new industry in Las Vegas.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Las Vegas as our first U.S. ecosystem joining France, the UK, Berlin, Alberta, Melbourne, Taiwan, and 35 other leading tech hubs from around the globe,” said Darren Stauffer, director at Dealroom.co. “There is tremendous momentum in the startup scene in Vegas and if you consider the livability and affordability of the city, it’s become one of the go-to places for startups. The city of Las Vegas and StartUpNV share our mission in understanding and providing insights and visibility into their startup ecosystem in a transparent way. We can’t wait to help share the Vegas ecosystem with the world.”
Las Vegas is home to over 1,200 startups
Startups in Las Vegas are forming and growing at an incredible rate with a combined enterprise value of $4 billion in 2021. The Dealroom database tracks the activity of stakeholders within the ecosystem, including venture capitalists, accelerators, workspaces, universities, and corporations with an office in the metropolitan region of Las Vegas.
The new map reveals macro trends as well as granular data
The comprehensive platform showcases the promise of the Las Vegas startup ecosystem while also identifying overarching trends and headline figures. It also offers insightful data on startups, scaleups and corporations in the region. Examples of data you can find on the platform include:
- Number of unicorns (companies valued at $1 billion or more) headquartered in Las Vegas
- Number of future unicorns ($200 million to $800 million current valuation) in Las Vegas
- Record investment in 2021: so far the capital invested has already doubled
- Investment by industry heatmap, showing FinTech and Gaming as strengths
- Sightline payments’ $244 million growth equity is one of the big wins for the ecosystem in 2021
The data is open and collaborative. Partners and startups can add their company details and enhance their profile providing open-access to relevant business data and insights for the community and beyond.
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