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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
$71.9M
Avg Funding
$2.9M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Software

Wellington
Surry Hills
Chicago
San Mateo
London
Mendota

Recently Funded Companies

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Wellington, New Zealand

SaferMe mobilizes the world’s hazard data to make people safer, driving the digital transformation of safety within complex organisations.

$12K raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Surry Hills, Australia

Ignition is the leading revenue & billing platform for service-based businesses.

$15.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Alight Solutions is a cloud-based human capital technology company that offers HR and financial solutions.

$22.5M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Mateo, United States

Arcion is a cloud-native, zero-code data mobility platform to help deploy high-performance, real-time data pipelines.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Borderless is a workforce migration platform.

$3.2M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mendota, United States

Creatively Focused is an educational platform that reduces burnout of special educators through support and technology.

$3.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Auckland, New Zealand

The first vision-only, white-label autonomous checkout solution that retailers can own, operate and scale themselves.

$25K raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Applied machine learning to accelerate innovation in materials, chemicals, manufacturing, and beyond.

$2.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Kamma provides data-driven technology solutions to simplify the complexity of Property Licensing in the Private Rented Sector

$4.6M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Magnetis offers digital solutions for individuals to build long-term investment plans.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

The leading cloud-native platform for public safety, delivering next gen solutions and mission-critical data for emergency response.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

ScribeUp embeds subscription management into the banking experiences of fintechs, banks & credit unions

$3.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Sequence is a developer of video editing software used for filmmaking.

$5.6M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Trusted Dispatch is a SAAS platform creating efficiency in the trucking industry.

$1.0M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Rochester, United States

Umbria is a software company that helps non-technical businesses to create and modify AR software.

$500K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Talkbase is a community operations platform that helps community builders visualize community engagement.

$2.1M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Encinitas, United States

Bigger Picture is an online scheduling platform that connects warehousing, shipping, and transportation providers to improve supply chain.

$500K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Create, collaborate on, and explain compensation practices from day zero.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Dandi Technologies provides an AI-powered people analytics platform that helps organizations improve workforce insights and DEI decisions.

$3.7M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Elessar is an information technology company that boosts engineering productivity by integrating with the existing ecosystem of tools.

$500K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Detroit, United States

Pioneering safety, connectivity and efficiency for frontline workers across sectors.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Panama City, Panama

Hero assists Latam SMBs in organizing their costs without the need of pen and paper.

$500K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

idoba is a technology-informed services company that offers management consulting, digital technology, and software engineering services.

$3.7M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Mercator is an AI-assisted data analytics software that specializes in the collection of tools for interacting with data in space.

$500K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kirkland, United States

Intuned is a code-first browser automation platform. Deploy scrapers, RPA, and automations at scale built by you or by Intuned Agent.

Aug 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
$2.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$71.9M
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.London
2 companies$7.8M
2.Cambridge
2 companies$5.0M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$500K
4.Wellington
1 companies$12K
5.Surry Hills
1 companies$15.0M

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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