The sectors with the most founders (2026)

Every sector in the graph, ranked by the number of distinct founders who started a company in it.

Refreshed 2026-09-13 · updates nightly

#	Sector	Founders	Companies
1	Enterprise Software	9,022	4,244
2	Fintech	6,474	3,111
3	Artificial Intelligence	4,836	2,212
4	Media & Entertainment	4,662	3,628
5	Healthcare	4,035	2,056
6	Software & IT	3,114	1,824
7	Consumer	2,601	1,268
8	Energy & Climate	1,761	888
9	Industrials & Manufacturing	1,511	806
10	Gaming	1,410	895
11	Retail & E-commerce	1,286	772
12	Education	1,278	724
13	Biotech & Pharma	1,270	632
14	Cybersecurity	1,257	539
15	Developer Tools	1,179	562
16	Real Estate & Construction	1,161	625
17	Food & Agriculture	1,108	743
18	Marketplace	1,073	462
19	Marketing & Advertising	1,071	635
20	Crypto & Web3	1,071	502
21	Logistics & Supply Chain	896	477
22	Data & Analytics	814	335
23	Automotive & Mobility	756	424
24	Fashion & Beauty	711	534
25	Aerospace & Space	706	373
26	Hardware & Electronics	702	357
27	Robotics	640	292
28	Semiconductors	481	220
29	HR & Recruiting	452	233
30	Legal	353	197
31	Social	293	151
32	Travel & Hospitality	272	199
33	Productivity	254	95
34	Telecom	252	173
35	Consulting & Services	247	204
36	Government & Nonprofit	204	126
37	Sports & Fitness	100	81
38	Gambling	37	30

How this is counted. Founders are attributed to the sector of each company they founded, so a founder active in two sectors counts once in each. Data is community-corrected — fix something.