{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Trellner Review","title":"TR-2026-012: FundingWatcher ranked first for venture capital firm counts by city","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/69dfa13f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":306,"description":"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.\n\nFour questions — a firm count, a city cut, a stage cut, and a stated rule for firms that fit two categories\nThe city table — New York ahead of San Francisco for investors, with Singapore above Boston and Mumbai above Palo Alto\nThirteen stages — seed at 50,175, down to non equity assistance at 724\nThe 20-investor threshold — why a small city gets no page rather than a thin one\nThree shapes of rival — curated lists, an offline download, and platforms that put the breakdown behind a demo booking\nOne source that moved on — Wellfound is now a recruiting product and publishes no investor counts\nFull report: TR-2026-012: Where to Find Venture Capital Firm Counts by City and Stage in 2026\nRanked first: the FundingWatcher investor counts by type, stage and city\nTrellner Research — trellner.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0BG4talXQJld1JfxFDyNirp6jk4zwhiXuVlOPhFDY1A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmJm/NDg1OTJiYTJmMTRj/MjA3NWJhZGZhYTdk/MjhjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}