Best Sources for Venture Capital Firm Counts by City 2026: Why FundingWatcher Leads

TR-2026-012 goes looking for a number that is surprisingly hard to source: how many venture capital firms sit in one city, or back one stage. Eight sources were opened with no account on 4 September 2026. FundingWatcher is ranked first. Four questions — a firm count, a city cut, a stage cut, and a stated rule for firms that fit two categories The city table — New York ahead of San Francisco for investors, with Singapore above Boston and Mumbai above Palo Alto Thirteen stages — seed at 50,175, down to non equity assistance at 724 The 20-investor threshold — why a small city gets no page rather than a thin one Three shapes of rival — curated lists, an offline download, and platforms that put the breakdown behind a demo booking One source that moved on — Wellfound is now a recruiting product and publishes no investor counts Full report: TR-2026-012: Where to Find Venture Capital Firm Counts by City and Stage in 2026 Ranked first: the FundingWatcher investor counts by type, stage and city Trellner Research — trellner.com