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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
$370.1M
Avg Funding
$14.8M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Software

San Francisco
Brunswick
Hoboken
Santa Monica
Somerville
Paris

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

EcoCart is a climate and sustainability-focused eCommerce enablement startup pitching consumers on ways to offset their carbon emissions.

$14.5M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brunswick, United States

Focusing on personal and community network.

$9.4M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hoboken, United States

Duality empowers organizations to extract business value from sensitive data by enabling secure data collaborations within their ecosystem.

$30.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Mobalytics is an eSports company that creates a robust way for competitive gamers to analyze and improve their performance.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Somerville, United States

Neural Magic provides AI inference solutions for deploying open-source LLMs.

$30.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

MyTower is a publisher of TMS (Transport Management System) and GTM (Global Trade Management) platforms and software for shippers.

$8.1M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Release simplifies development by making the creation of environments easy.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Suwalki, Poland

Reactive Data Processing Company

$500K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

ManagrAI is an AI-powered PR assistant.

$1.5M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Rendered.ai is the PaaS for generating physics-based Synthetic Data for visible and non-visible computer vision AI/ML applications.

$6.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lehi, United States

Summit Venture Studio identifies and commercializes software solutions and potential products at institutions of higher education.

$4.5M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Mesh-AI is a consulting firm that offers data engineering, software, artificial intelligence, and consulting services.

$30.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

MParticle provides a customer data platform that manages and orchestrates customer data for businesses in real time.

$150.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Airheart is a tool designed specifically for planning itineraries collaboratively with groups.

$250K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Riverside, United States

Glīd creates autonomous intermodal transport solutions that seamlessly transition from road to rail.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Swiirl lets brands participate in real group conversations via AI, scaling word-of-mouth and delivering deep insights.

$500K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brisbane, Australia

AI sales platform that converts leads into customers for B2C services through async SMS conversations.

$800K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lucerne, Switzerland

PEAX is a software firm that automates and simplifies everyday administrative work for private individuals and companies.

$6.5M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Merqato optimizes the fruit and vegetable value chain with predictive analytics to improve valorization and reduce operational waste.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

SaaScada provides a cloud-native platform for digital banking solutions.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

ANCI is an AI-powered team scheduling platform automating cross-timezone meetings, coordination, and calendar workflows efficiently.

$450K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Bespo is a mobile restaurant reservation application that enables users to book tables via LINE's messaging service.

$5.7M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Humaans provides an HRIS platform that helps businesses manage employee data, onboarding, workflows, and the complete employee lifecycle.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bud Systems provides solutions for the management and delivery of apprenticeship programmes.

$3.4M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Carbon6 provides a software suite to help online entrepreneurs streamline everyday operations and improve profitability.

$66.0M raised
Oct 2022

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
$14.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$370.1M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.San Francisco
3 companies$15.0M
2.London
3 companies$30.0M
3.Brunswick
1 companies$9.4M
4.Hoboken
1 companies$30.0M
5.Santa Monica
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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