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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
$879.9M
Avg Funding
$35.2M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Software

Strasbourg
Lawrence
Espoo
Seattle
London
Vienna

Recently Funded Companies

Export
Strasbourg, France

Synovo Group offers digital and software publishing services.

$14.5M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lawrence, United States

Loom Security is a cloud and architectural security company that offers Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and API security services.

$1.8M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Espoo, Finland

Golf GameBook app allows you to experience golf like never before, both on and off the golf course.

$2.8M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Outgo is an all-in-one vertical banking solution for freight carriers.

$50.0M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

A non-profit, climate technology start-up building tools to support the global energy transition.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vienna, Austria

SaaS solution for autonomous operations of renewable energy

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Irvine, United States

Cyvatar is outsourced cybersecurity that implements prevention & remediation enabling SMBs, startups & supply chains to accelerate growth.

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Diversely provides a platform and that approach which assists hiring teams to through knowledge, data and meaningful candidate selection.

$548K raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Avenue is a simple way for business teams to set up alerts from their database or data warehouse.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Automatiq is a ticket resale automation solution that powers intelligent ticket pricing and distribution.

$8.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

General Lattice specializes in developing CAD software solutions that help manufacturing businesses.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mountain View, United States

Ema is an artificial intelligence software company that develops AI agents for automating enterprise workflows.

$77.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Within turns how a company actually works into structured, AI-ready context, then puts agents to work alongside people. Formerly Klarity.

$70.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Spiich does the prospecting, the prep, the notes, the CRM and the follow-up. You do the relationship.

$3.4M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Noxtua, Europe’s sovereign Legal AI.

$114.5M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lille, France

LégiPilot provides SaaS tools for managing HR operations, employment processes, and labor-law compliance.

$569K raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

givestar is building the future of giving

$12.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bird is a cloud communications platform that connects enterprises to their global customers and enables communication between them.

$450.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Needham, United States

Software-Defined Cloud Storage

$45.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Rayon is the fastest software to create perfect architectural drawings.

$11.4M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oxford, United Kingdom

PicturaBio delivers imaging and ML-based pathogen detection with a dedicated imager, single-use cartridges, and analysis software.

$9.1M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsingborg, Sweden

Klang.ai offers secure AI transcription and meeting summaries, turning conversations into clear, searchable insights for teams.

$1.5M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lucerne, Switzerland

Sellva is the AI workspace for FMCG teams, connecting key accounts, activations, trade investment, execution and market intelligence

$974K raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

IgniteIQ provides AI transformation and automation services for home services companies in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and garage doors.

$350K raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Cyberhare Solutions revolutionizes integrity management by detecting misbehavior in universities and commercial businesses.

$338K raised
Sep 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
$35.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$879.9M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.London
3 companies$13.6M
2.New York
2 companies$12.0M
3.Strasbourg
1 companies$14.5M
4.Lawrence
1 companies$1.8M
5.Espoo
1 companies$2.8M

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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