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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 2026-10-05 · updates nightly
Founders by sectorDistinct founders of companies in each sectorEnterprise Software: 9,042 foundersEnterprise Software9,042Fintech: 6,492 foundersFintech6,492Artificial Intelligence: 4,848 foundersArtificial Intelligence4,848Media & Entertainment: 4,732 foundersMedia & Entertainment4,732Healthcare: 4,057 foundersHealthcare4,057Software & IT: 3,120 foundersSoftware & IT3,120Consumer: 2,603 foundersConsumer2,603Energy & Climate: 1,768 foundersEnergy & Climate1,768Industrials & Manufacturing: 1,523 foundersIndustrials & Manufacturing1,523Gaming: 1,413 foundersGaming1,413Retail & E-commerce: 1,296 foundersRetail & E-commerce1,296Education: 1,287 foundersEducation1,287Biotech & Pharma: 1,274 foundersBiotech & Pharma1,274Cybersecurity: 1,258 foundersCybersecurity1,258Developer Tools: 1,183 foundersDeveloper Tools1,183
Founders by sectorDistinct founders of companies in each sectorEnterprise Software: 9,042 foundersEnterprise Soft…9,042Fintech: 6,492 foundersFintech6,492Artificial Intelligence: 4,848 foundersArtificial Inte…4,848Media & Entertainment: 4,732 foundersMedia & Enterta…4,732Healthcare: 4,057 foundersHealthcare4,057Software & IT: 3,120 foundersSoftware & IT3,120Consumer: 2,603 foundersConsumer2,603Energy & Climate: 1,768 foundersEnergy & Climate1,768Industrials & Manufacturing: 1,523 foundersIndustrials & M…1,523Gaming: 1,413 foundersGaming1,413Retail & E-commerce: 1,296 foundersRetail & E-comm…1,296Education: 1,287 foundersEducation1,287Biotech & Pharma: 1,274 foundersBiotech & Pharma1,274Cybersecurity: 1,258 foundersCybersecurity1,258Developer Tools: 1,183 foundersDeveloper Tools1,183
# Sector Founders Companies
1 Enterprise Software 9,042 4,251
2 Fintech 6,492 3,119
3 Artificial Intelligence 4,848 2,212
4 Media & Entertainment 4,732 3,685
5 Healthcare 4,057 2,059
6 Software & IT 3,120 1,826
7 Consumer 2,603 1,269
8 Energy & Climate 1,768 893
9 Industrials & Manufacturing 1,523 818
10 Gaming 1,413 898
11 Retail & E-commerce 1,296 780
12 Education 1,287 727
13 Biotech & Pharma 1,274 634
14 Cybersecurity 1,258 539
15 Developer Tools 1,183 564
16 Real Estate & Construction 1,174 631
17 Food & Agriculture 1,121 751
18 Marketplace 1,079 462
19 Marketing & Advertising 1,076 636
20 Crypto & Web3 1,075 504
21 Logistics & Supply Chain 902 482
22 Data & Analytics 815 335
23 Automotive & Mobility 758 426
24 Fashion & Beauty 716 542
25 Aerospace & Space 709 377
26 Hardware & Electronics 702 358
27 Robotics 642 292
28 Semiconductors 485 224
29 HR & Recruiting 457 234
30 Legal 357 198
31 Social 293 151
32 Travel & Hospitality 278 203
33 Telecom 256 176
34 Consulting & Services 255 207
35 Productivity 254 95
36 Government & Nonprofit 204 126
37 Sports & Fitness 102 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.