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Software Startups

Updated October 2026

Enterprise and consumer software companies building productivity tools, platforms, and applications that transform how businesses and individuals work.

Explore 19,691 recently funded software companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
19,691
Total Funding
$635.4M
Avg Funding
$25.4M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Software

Menlo Park
Cardiff
Austin
Zug
Singapore
Saarbrücken

Recently Funded Companies

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Menlo Park, United States

Stealth startup at the intersection of AI and software testing.

$10.0M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Logicdialog's mission is to integrate conversational AI into all businesses, regardless of size or industry.

$785K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Collaborative Systems Integration provides systems integration technology and process control software products for open process automation.

$310K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

Breaking the monopoly of central cloud storage.

$1.1M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

A new way for you and your team to sell, align and share wins.

$2.9M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Saarbrücken, Germany

Pxio develops software infrastructure to form a single display surface.

$1.1M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Frisco, United States

Retisio provides a cloud-based eCommerce platform for businesses.

$500K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Traceroot develops AI agents that automatically identify and resolve production bugs by analyzing structured logs and traces.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Rye, United States

Proof-first hiring marketplace. Candidates are ID-verified and show real skill on video before any interview. In the Paychex Marketplace.

$792K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lund, Sweden

Waveium develops an API-based cloud platform for instant wireless design simulations and validation.

$534K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Trovy is a fintech company that provides applications. analytics, and financial services.

$15.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

SuperPlane is an AI-first platform engineering and DevOps control plane that helps teams automate, orchestrate.

$2.6M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

The most widely-used AI agents platform for the patient journey

$120.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Float offers a corporate card and spend management solution that allows corporate cards, reimbursements, approvals, and invoices management.

$59.7M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Taktile is an AI decision platform for financial institutions, aiding them in automating and enhancing their risk management strategies.

$54.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Cosm is a media and entertainment company that builds end-to-end experience solutions for the technology and entertainment sectors.

$100.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Mirendil is an AI research lab that creates self-accelerating systems that convert computing power into scientific advancements.

$200.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Canva is an online design and visual communication platform that provides design tools for non-designers.

$25.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Novi, United States

2nd Brain Labs offers a platform to integrate enterprise software and knowledge with AI infrastructure and generative capabilitues.

$400K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Padoa is an occupational health software firm that develops a tool for monitoring the health of employees.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bend, United States

Platformr is an AWS CloudOps SaaS platform for migrating, building, and deploying technology solutions on AWS.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

QuickSecure is a safety and operations company that offers a platform to monitor and mitigate security risks at K-12 schools.

$3.2M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Test easy to find and fix future production issues.

$10.0M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Round Rock, United States

XPerf focuses on AI-native software for both training and inference data centers to enhance their GPU utilization.

$2.5M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Emeryville, United States

LILT develops enterprise translation and content creation solutions to provide professional translation services to organizations.

$25.0M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Software Startup Ecosystem

The software industry remains one of the largest and most active sectors in venture capital. Enterprise SaaS, developer tools, and vertical software platforms continue to attract significant investment as companies across every industry adopt cloud-based solutions. The shift to remote work has further accelerated demand for productivity, collaboration, and infrastructure software.

Funding Trends in Software

Software companies consistently raise capital across all funding stages, from pre-seed to late-stage growth rounds. The sector benefits from strong recurring revenue models, high gross margins, and scalable distribution. Investors are particularly drawn to companies with strong net revenue retention, product-led growth strategies, and large addressable markets.

Growth Outlook

The software sector is expected to continue growing as artificial intelligence, automation, and cloud computing create new categories and expand existing ones. Companies that successfully integrate AI capabilities into their products, address underserved vertical markets, or build platform ecosystems are well-positioned for long-term growth.

Software Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 19,691 software companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$25.4M
Total Funding Tracked
$635.4M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.San Francisco
5 companies$332.6M
2.New York
3 companies$72.2M
3.Menlo Park
1 companies$10.0M
4.Cardiff
1 companies$785K
5.Austin
1 companies$310K

Related Industries

Companies in the software sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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