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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
$204.1M
Avg Funding
$8.2M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Software

Oakland
Antwerpen
Madrid
Sydney
New York
Pasadena

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Oakland, United States

Quetzal Labs is an LLM-driven suite for instant software and content translation, handling all internationalization needs.

$500K raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Antwerpen, Belgium

Web based time series data analysis platform

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Ubicuity is a software platform that allows to create and manage advanced audiovisual experiences for space managers and content providers.

$525K raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Built for Australian businesses, Wiise is cloud-based ERP software that helps run your whole business in one secure Microsoft platform.

$10.2M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Data infrastructure company

Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Pasadena, United States

RealDefense develops award-winning consumer security, privacy and productivity apps and services with over 100m users.

$50.0M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Swansea, United Kingdom

Next-gen business travel management for organisations looking to save money on travel by rewarding their staff when they cut costs.

$430K raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Trickle is an Employee Engagement solution helps you increase your People Engagement and ultimately build a successful workforce.

$1.2M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Ondorse is a technology company that builds identity infrastructure for the internet.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

PartyKit is an open source deployment platform for AI agents.

$2.5M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Clone creates food delivery brands, helping restaurants generate additional profit through a unique asset-light business model & technology.

$80.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Antonio, United States

Renu Robotics develops autonomous electric vehicles with monitoring through mission control, operating under a software subscription model

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Plankstadt, Germany

Pockethost is a software development company that provides applications to create servers and plugins for MCPE games.

$361K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barningham, United Kingdom

CSX uses a combination of drones, satellites, ground truthing and detailed carbon analysis and modelling to measure carbon.

$2.7M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dover, United States

Stere is a one-stop-shop for businesses to find capacity and access digital tools to launch, improve, and grow insurance programs.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Antwerpen, Belgium

Zapfloor offers modular workplace management software for coworking spaces and corporate clients

$2.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Adatree is an Australian Open Banking platform to access and leverage data.

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Brainboard is a software company that provides engineers with end-to-end tools for managing and visually designing Cloud infrastructures.

Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

The “One Stop Shop” which gives you the necessary tools to quickly and effortlessly dominate the world of e-commerce.

$1.2M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vilnius, Lithuania

ScanWatch provides an advanced AI solutions to prevent retail loss and enhance checkout efficiency.

$586K raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Neander provides a multiplayer IDE for business teams to shape products, make technical decisions, and build software together.

$2.6M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Bytes AI provides an AI-powered phone and text assistant for restaurants to automate order-taking, bookings, and customer service.

$1.4M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Milford, United States

Audivi AI is a tech company that offers drive through voice automation service for QSR industry.

$850K raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

ALPFA Medical develops medical devices using pulsed field ablation for prostate treatment.

$30.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Graneet is a commercial management solution for SMEs in the construction industry.

$8.0M raised
Sep 2026

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
$8.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$204.1M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.Paris
3 companies$92.0M
2.Antwerpen
2 companies$2.0M
3.Sydney
2 companies$10.2M
4.New York
2 companies$1.2M
5.San Francisco
2 companies$2.6M

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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