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Software Startups

Updated August 2026

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

Explore 19,430 recently funded software companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
19,430
Total Funding
$207.1M
Avg Funding
$8.3M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Software

Berkeley
Colorado
Helsinki
München
Bentonville
Los Angeles

Recently Funded Companies

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Berkeley, United States

JITX provides electronic design as a service.

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Colorado, Costa Rica

Peer Group Tools is a Computing Software firm offering various products for managing and making a peer group.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Time Atlas Labs is a Finnish-US technology startup that builds Time Atlas, a privacy-first mobile app.

$2.1M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

München, Germany

Kertos is a software company based in Europe that develops and provides a holistic compliance and privacy platform.

$16.6M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bentonville, United States

Hightag is a video streaming software company that offers an automated media capture and delivery system.

$525K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

One Platform. Every Modality. Unified Intelligence.

$127K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mclean, United States

RegScale delivers continuous compliance automation for heavily regulated industries.

$30.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Bria is a platform that provides image generation and editing tools for business use.

Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Rec Technologies offers modern recreation software designed to enhance the management of parks and community programs.

$11.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Waterloo, Canada

ApplyBoard is a study abroad application platform that connects students, recruitment partners, and educational institutions.

$73.6M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Martian is a developer of an AI tool that takes in a prompt intended for a large language model and automatically routes every prompt.

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Mbue provides AI-based quality control tools to help architecture, engineering, and construction firms achieve better results.

$1.8M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Ultraview AI uses AI-powered drones to inspect aircraft, improving accuracy, safety, and efficiency in maintenance operations.

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Clemente, United States

Epica International designs, develops, and distributes progressive robotic systems.

$13.5M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Philadelphia, United States

LUXTECH is an innovative led company focusing on specification-grade led modules for architectural lighting manufacturers.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

Bright Spaces is the end-to-end digital leasing solution for commercial real estate.

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Braga, Portugal

PluggableAI offers AI‑powered fan engagement tools that analyze interaction and gamify mobile experiences to boost loyalty and sponsorship.

$1.9M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Mondee is a travel technology company and a modern travel marketplace, offering the most advanced AI solutions in travel.

$20.0M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

ZealiD is a leading EU qualified trust service provider

$2.2M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Ketch is a data control platform for programmatic privacy™, data governance and security.

$20.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Arthur Technologies enables enterprises to meet, collaborate, and manage their work in a VR virtual office from anywhere.

Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lausanne, Switzerland

Tayo Software is a property management platform that provides real estate claims and incident management services.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

AI: AgentLess or AgentLed, FlowEQ streamlines agent behavior, optimizing customer experience

Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kraków, Poland

Advanced Data Science analytics obtained from IoT sensors and external information sources, dedicated for Energy sector

$1.8M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brisbane, Australia

IntelliHR is a cloud-based people management platform that provides real-time analytics for managers, leaders, and HR.

$8.4M raised
Sep 2021

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 19,430 software companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$8.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$207.1M
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.San Francisco
4 companies$31.0M
2.Austin
3 companies$21.8M
3.Berkeley
1 companiesUndisclosed
4.Colorado
1 companies$1.0M
5.Helsinki
1 companies$2.1M

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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