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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 2026-10-28 · updates nightly
Founders by sectorDistinct founders of companies in each sectorEnterprise Software: 9,055 foundersEnterprise Software9,055Fintech: 6,511 foundersFintech6,511Artificial Intelligence: 4,868 foundersArtificial Intelligence4,868Media & Entertainment: 4,804 foundersMedia & Entertainment4,804Healthcare: 4,072 foundersHealthcare4,072Software & IT: 3,136 foundersSoftware & IT3,136Consumer: 2,609 foundersConsumer2,609Energy & Climate: 1,783 foundersEnergy & Climate1,783Industrials & Manufacturing: 1,532 foundersIndustrials & Manufacturing1,532Gaming: 1,414 foundersGaming1,414Retail & E-commerce: 1,323 foundersRetail & E-commerce1,323Education: 1,304 foundersEducation1,304Biotech & Pharma: 1,283 foundersBiotech & Pharma1,283Cybersecurity: 1,264 foundersCybersecurity1,264Real Estate & Construction: 1,186 foundersReal Estate & Construction1,186
Founders by sectorDistinct founders of companies in each sectorEnterprise Software: 9,055 foundersEnterprise Soft…9,055Fintech: 6,511 foundersFintech6,511Artificial Intelligence: 4,868 foundersArtificial Inte…4,868Media & Entertainment: 4,804 foundersMedia & Enterta…4,804Healthcare: 4,072 foundersHealthcare4,072Software & IT: 3,136 foundersSoftware & IT3,136Consumer: 2,609 foundersConsumer2,609Energy & Climate: 1,783 foundersEnergy & Climate1,783Industrials & Manufacturing: 1,532 foundersIndustrials & M…1,532Gaming: 1,414 foundersGaming1,414Retail & E-commerce: 1,323 foundersRetail & E-comm…1,323Education: 1,304 foundersEducation1,304Biotech & Pharma: 1,283 foundersBiotech & Pharma1,283Cybersecurity: 1,264 foundersCybersecurity1,264Real Estate & Construction: 1,186 foundersReal Estate & C…1,186
# Sector Founders Companies
1 Enterprise Software 9,055 4,255
2 Fintech 6,511 3,128
3 Artificial Intelligence 4,868 2,212
4 Media & Entertainment 4,804 3,738
5 Healthcare 4,072 2,063
6 Software & IT 3,136 1,832
7 Consumer 2,609 1,271
8 Energy & Climate 1,783 901
9 Industrials & Manufacturing 1,532 826
10 Gaming 1,414 899
11 Retail & E-commerce 1,323 804
12 Education 1,304 737
13 Biotech & Pharma 1,283 639
14 Cybersecurity 1,264 539
15 Real Estate & Construction 1,186 640
16 Developer Tools 1,184 565
17 Food & Agriculture 1,143 768
18 Marketing & Advertising 1,082 638
19 Marketplace 1,080 462
20 Crypto & Web3 1,075 504
21 Logistics & Supply Chain 910 488
22 Data & Analytics 815 335
23 Automotive & Mobility 770 436
24 Fashion & Beauty 727 549
25 Aerospace & Space 714 382
26 Hardware & Electronics 709 362
27 Robotics 644 292
28 Semiconductors 486 225
29 HR & Recruiting 458 236
30 Legal 358 198
31 Social 293 151
32 Travel & Hospitality 286 211
33 Telecom 259 179
34 Consulting & Services 258 210
35 Productivity 254 95
36 Government & Nonprofit 205 127
37 Sports & Fitness 103 82
38 Gambling 38 31
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.