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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
$647.7M
Avg Funding
$25.9M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Software

Worms
San Francisco
Austin
Planegg
New York
Curitiba

Recently Funded Companies

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Worms, Germany

We build intelligent ERP & automation tools with offline-first tech, digital payments and enterprise features for SMEs.

$380K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Parsed is an AI lab training customer-specific frontier LLMs with continual learning and interpretability at the core.

$3.7M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Thoughtful AI provides an AI operating system designed specifically for healthcare revenue cycle management teams.

Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Planegg, Germany

Coporate Health & Wellbeing, Digital Teambuilding, SaaS

$450K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Braze is a customer engagement platform that enables customer-centric interactions between brands and consumers.

$139.2M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Curitiba, Brazil

SaaS Platform for incentive campaigns and employee engagement

$558K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Coda is a document collaboration platform that brings data and teams together.

Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Redwood City, United States

Stream Trading offers capital-efficient and low-latency software for optimal performance in DeFi.

$1.5M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

FloQast is a financial close management software designed to streamline the month-end close process for accounting teams.

$100.0M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Germantown, United States

Herrick Technology Laboratories is a manufacturer of hardware and software products.

$25.0M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Covina, United States

Guesty’s advanced technology optimizes, automates, and streamlines every aspect of managing a hospitality business, all from one platform.

Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Red Bank, United States

Patent-pending APIs for verification & real-time detection of fraud, spoofing, deepfakes, cyber attacks for any type of streaming media.

$200K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palma De Mallorca, Spain

All in one platform with channel manager and artificial intelligence for rental property management and commercialization

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Florianópolis, Brazil

payfy offers smart company cards that automate expense reports and simplify company spending.

$789K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

Software tools for food service businesses

$596K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

Pineapple helps people make a stellar first impression every time, with a visual story that shows off their personality.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Canoas, Brazil

MOVA Protocol transforms real-world movement into verifiable digital assets and data intelligence.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Crafting develops a platform that enables software agents and engineers to build, test, validate, and deploy software.

$5.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Mateo, United States

Preset is a software-as-a-service company that offers a cloud-based open analytics data platform.

$7.3M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Fin is an artificial intelligence software company that develops AI-powered customer experience and customer service agents for businesses.

$250.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Zodl is a mobile wallet for sending and managing private Zcash transactions, with encrypted payments and full user control of funds.

$25.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Span develops residential energy storage devices that provide renewable electricity and charging services for electric vehicles.

$75.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Intelligent Legal Solutions offers ProVision software for side letter management and MFN automation for private funds.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

SMS-Based Frontline Employee Communication & Intelligence Platform

$6.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bloomington, United States

CoordN8 develops music technology for music creators to innovate their craft.

$500K raised
Mar 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
$25.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$647.7M
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.San Francisco
5 companies$334.2M
2.Worms
1 companies$380K
3.Austin
1 companiesUndisclosed
4.Planegg
1 companies$450K
5.New York
1 companies$139.2M

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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