From Infoworld:
TheĀ National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) list measures overall venture capital investment in each respective market to compile its data.
15. Boulder, Colorado
No. of Deals: 28
No. of Startups: 27
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 130.03
14. Denver, Colorado
No. of Deals: 31
No. of Startups: 24
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 141.33
13. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
No. of Deals: 42
No. of Startups: 34
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 87.70
12. Atlanta, Georgia
No. of Deals: 45
No. of Startups: 37
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 205.98
11. Oakland, California
No. of Deals: 50
No. of Startups: 40
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 398.68
10. Chicago, Illinois
No. of Deals: 56
No. of Startups: 53
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 330.71
9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. of Deals: 61
No. of Startups: 55
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 140.98
8. Austin, Texas
No. of Deals: 64
No. of Startups: 53
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 475.51
7. Seattle, Washington
No. of Deals: 82
No. of Startups: 69
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 671.43
6. Washington, D.C.
No. of Deals: 92
No. of Startups: 79
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 397.00
5. Los Angeles, California
No. of Deals: 150
No. of Startups: 121
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 754.88
4. Boston, Massachusetts
No. of Deals: 212
No. of Startups: 179
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 1,335.90
3. New York, New York
No. of Deals: 271
No. of Startups: 238
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 1,640.65
2. San Jose, California
No. of Deals: 327
No. of Startups: 276
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 3,251.12
1. San Francisco, California
No. of Deals: 495
No. of Startups: 431
Sum of Equity Invested (USD millions): 4,243.52