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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
$521.5M
Avg Funding
$20.9M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Software

Lysaker
Cham
Longmont
New York
Montreal
Mountain View

Recently Funded Companies

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Lysaker, Norway

Cognite develops an industrial IoT data platform that enables digital transformation of heavy-asset industries.

$113.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cham, Switzerland

InvArch the world's first truly composable IP ownership, utility & cross-chain authentication protocol

$1.8M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Longmont, United States

Fairwords provides communication protection and training

$5.3M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Torii is the most advanced SaaS management platform on the market. Discover, optimize, and control your organization’s SaaS usage and cost.

$50.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montreal, Canada

Wrk makes automation insanely simple.

$23.6M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mountain View, United States

Lacework is a cloud security services provider that automates cloud security at scale so customers can innovate with speed and safety.

Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Waldo creates software to help iOS and Android mobile application teams deliver mobile UX perfection.

$15.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Reigning Champs is a digital network of student-athletes, parents, coaches, and colleges.

$16.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Openscreen is the contactless customer engagement & commerce layer for the internet.

$5.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Henderson, United States

Brain Wave Modulation

$4.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fort Mill, United States

The first personal operating system designed to bring work, life and wellness into view while putting YOU back in control of your day.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

RudderStack provides a customer data infrastructure solution for developers, data analysts, and product teams.

$56.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Roppongi, Japan

XICA is a developer of an on-off integrated analysis tool designed to quantify the effectiveness of offline and online advertising.

$39.3M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brisbane, Australia

Syla is Australia’s crypto tax software, designed by Tax Professionals, where you pay the lowest crypto tax.

$276K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Pylaía, Greece

ViLabs is private research laboratory and startup Hub

$10.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Linguix is an AI-based writing assistant that eliminates spelling issues in English texts anywhere on the web.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

La Quinta, United States

Vela is a SAAS Legaltech firm offering streamlining VA claims processing with AI-powered automation to maximize veteran benefits.

$1.1M raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lexington, United States

Space Tango designs and builds hardware and software platforms that enable microgravity research.

$5.0M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Ease is a corporate card and practice operations software for private practices.

Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

QuarkXR is a deep tech company building out the XR Cloud Platform for 5G and Edge Computing.

$243K raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

SaaS specialize in digitizing and automating supplier & materials document management to enhance Regulatory Compliance processes.

Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Napier is a new breed of financial crime compliance technology specialist.

$56.9M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Ev.energy is a smart charging software platform for electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions and costs.

$41.0M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

South Holland, United States

Akela Hub is an AI-powered platform enabling innovators to find solutions to difficulties.

$1.1M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Clara, United States

Clumio delivers cloud-based data protection and backup services tailored to enterprise needs.

$75.0M raised
Feb 2024

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
$20.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$521.5M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.San Francisco
2 companies$56.2M
2.London
2 companies$97.9M
3.Lysaker
1 companies$113.0M
4.Cham
1 companies$1.8M
5.Longmont
1 companies$5.3M

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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