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- The New York City metropolitan area was the most highly-funded region of the US in the third quarter of 2017 — pushing San Francisco out of its long-held spot.
- Startups in NYC saw $4.227 billion in funding during the third quarter of 2017, up from $2.689 billion in the second quarter.
- Funding in San Francisco/North Bay Area was flat from last quarter, with $4.177 billion invested in local startups.
New York City has surpassed San Francisco as the region whose startups attract the most venture capital money, thanks in large part to a mega-round of funding scooped up by co-working company WeWork.
San Francisco/North Bay funding for the past eight quartersPwC and CB Insights MoneyTree Report Q3 2017
VCs invested $4.227 billion in NYC companies over the third quarter of 2017, compared to $4.177 billion in funding for companies in San Francisco and the North Bay Area. These numbers come from the recently released Q3 2017 MoneyTree Report from PwC and CB Insights.
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