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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
$428.3M
Avg Funding
$17.1M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Software

Saarbrücken
Paris
Birmingham
Valby
Paducah
Orlando

Recently Funded Companies

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Saarbrücken, Germany

Accelerating scientific discovery with ML, starting with tools for faster development of quantum computers

$3.7M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Privacy preserving analytics & machine learning

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Saarbrücken, Germany

QuantPi creates automated and scalable solutions for AI model explainability and robustness auditing.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Birmingham, United Kingdom

End to end early careers hiring platform, Predictive Analysis, Big Data, Psychology, Talent Acquisition, HCM, talent insights, AI/ML

$125K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Valby, Denmark

Melatech specializes in clinical software design, development, testing, and implementation solutions for healthcare professionals.

$448K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paducah, United States

Create your digital rights, Its your work and information.

$25K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Orlando, United States

Rethinking the way that Identities and Security are integrated, protected and exposed

$350K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Covilhã, Portugal

inKlusion is a software company that specializes in web development, digital animation, mobile applications, and 2D and 3D design.

$697K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Awaken Intelligence - Contact Centre Software blends teams with automation, using AI driven Conversational Analytics, Dynamic Agent Guidance

$819K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Developing heylara.de the first Conversation Business Automation (CBA) solution

$1.3M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Breezy™ is the AI-powered platform to build successful data-driven partnerships.

$732K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Darkblock enables access controls for NFT content creators.

$1.9M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

We help small shops sell more and ship faster via Whatsapp in Latin America

$400K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

LeanDNA is a Cloud platform that helps manufacturers manage inventory, balance supply and demand, and improve production planning.

Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Primaa provides AI-based software for pathologists to detect cancer biomarkers and analyze medical images efficiently.

$8.1M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

Generate floor plans, explore layouts, and visualize your home with AI at your side.

$2.4M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Zeeg is an AI voice agent that handles inbound and outbound calls and automates appointment booking.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Synthesia is an AI video platform that enables users to create videos from text using advanced AI avatars and voiceovers.

$200.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

AI-powered agents that turn your team’s knowledge into automated, actionable outcomes.

$1.2M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Demetria is an AI-powered taste and quality intelligence SaaS startup for the coffee supply chain.

$10K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Beamery provides an AI-based talent lifecycle management platform for workforce planning and recruitment.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Coframe empowers your website or app to continuously enhance itself based on real-world performance.

$9.3M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Thryv Inc. (NASDAQ: THRY) is a global software and marketing services company that empowers SMBs, franchises and agencies to modernize.

$80.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Flyhound is a public safety solution to help find people fast.

$500K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Fingercheck is an all-in-one payroll and HR app for small business that pays, schedules, and manages hourly workers.

$115.0M raised
Oct 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
$17.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$428.3M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.London
3 companies$200.7M
2.Saarbrücken
2 companies$3.7M
3.Paris
2 companies$8.1M
4.Berlin
2 companies$2.6M
5.New York
2 companies$1.7M

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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