Data Report
State of Startup Funding 2026
A data-driven overview of private company funding by sector, stage, and geography. Sourced from Indexed's live database of 66,716+ companies and 20,690+ investors.
Data as of August 2026 · Updated continuously · Figures in USD
66,716+
Companies Tracked
20,690+
Investors Tracked
$4.2T
Total Funding Documented
1,268
Funded in Last 90 Days
Funding by Sector
How documented capital is distributed across major sectors. Each bar is the sector's share of tracked funding — tap any sector for the full ranking.
Share of documented funding among major sectors. Sectors overlap — an AI fintech company counts in both.
Funding Trend
Total documented capital raised per quarter. The current quarter is still filling in.
Peak quarter '26 Q1 at $329.6B. Latest complete quarter (2026Q2): ▼ 36% QoQ · ▲ 150% YoY. Current quarter (QTD) is still filling in.
Top Countries
Where funded startups are headquartered.
Stage Distribution
Last known funding stage for tracked companies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much startup funding is documented in 2026?
Indexed tracks $4.2T in total funding documented across 66,716+ private companies as of August 2026. This covers funding rounds from pre-seed to late-stage growth equity.
Which sector has raised the most venture capital?
AI & Machine Learning leads all sectors with $1.0T in documented funding — the largest share of tracked venture capital — as of August 2026.
How many startups received funding in the last 90 days?
1,268 companies in the Indexed database closed funding rounds in the past 90 days.
Which country has the most funded startups?
United States leads with 36,750 funded companies, followed by United Kingdom and India.
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Methodology
Figures are aggregated from Indexed's live database of 66,716+ private companies and 20,690+ investors. Every funding round is sourced from a verifiable public record; duplicates are merged and only rounds meeting a confidence threshold are counted. Amounts are whole USD; undisclosed rounds are excluded from dollar totals but counted where noted. "Documented" means announced with a citable source — true market totals are higher. Data as of August 2026 and updated continuously. Free to cite with attribution to Indexed.