Free US Startup Funding Trends by Sector from 2015 to 2025
The chart illustrates how startup funding in the United States has evolved across different sectors from 2015 to 2025. Technology consistently dominates, driven by advances in AI, fintech, and cloud computing, while healthcare shows steady growth fueled by biotech innovation and digital health adoption. Consumer services and e-commerce sectors peak around 2020–2021, reflecting pandemic-era demand, before stabilizing in later years. Energy and green technology steadily rise toward 2025, highlighting the growing push for sustainability. The data reveals shifting investor priorities, with technology and healthcare leading funding activity, while emerging sectors such as clean energy gain increasing momentum.
| Labels | Technology | Healthcare | Finance | Consumer Goods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 2016 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
| 2017 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| 2018 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 2019 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 2021 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 13 |
| 2022 | 34 | 22 | 19 | 14 |
| 2023 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 15 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 17 |
| 2025 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 18 |
