Data Report
State of Startup Funding 2026
A snapshot of cumulative company funding by sector, stage, and geography. Sourced from Indexed's live database of 101,532 company profiles and 22,529 investors.
Snapshot read November 2026 · Figures in USD
Example request
curl "https://indexed.vc/api/v1/companies?sort=total_funding_raised&order=desc&limit=100" -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"The API returns companies, not funding rounds or totals, so this is the closest request: the most-funded companies.
101,532
Companies Tracked
22,529
Investors Tracked
$4.4T
Total Funding Documented
725
Funded in Last 90 Days
Funding by Sector
Cumulative funding for companies in each sector. Percentages use total documented company funding; bar lengths compare the sectors shown.
Share of all documented company funding. Sectors overlap — an AI fintech company counts in both, so percentages need not sum to 100%.
Funding Trend
Total documented capital raised per quarter. The current quarter is still filling in.
Year-only estimates are excluded from quarterly totals. Headline totals may include them.
Peak quarter '26 Q1 at $335.4B. Latest complete quarter (2026Q3): ▼ 49% QoQ · ▼ 20% YoY. Current quarter (QTD) is still filling in.
Top Countries
Where tracked companies with a known country are headquartered.
Stage Distribution
Last known funding stage for tracked companies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much cumulative company funding is documented as of 2026?
Indexed tracks $4.4T in cumulative funding documented across 101,532 company profiles as of November 2026. These are lifetime company totals, not funding raised only during the current year.
Which of the sectors shown has the most documented funding?
AI & Machine Learning leads the sectors shown with $1.1T in documented funding as of November 2026.
How many companies announced funding in the last 90 days?
725 companies in the Indexed database announced funding in the past 90 days.
Which country has the most tracked companies?
United States leads with 49,347 tracked companies, followed by United Kingdom and India.
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Methodology
Figures are aggregated from Indexed's live database of 101,532 company profiles and 22,529 investors. Company totals include publicly listed and inactive businesses. Company funding totals and individual event tables have different coverage; each report states its population and period. Amounts are shown in USD where available, and undisclosed amounts are excluded from dollar totals. Source coverage varies by record; follow company and event links to inspect supporting evidence. Report generated November 2026. Free to cite with attribution to Indexed.
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. Debt financing, IPO proceeds and exit consideration are excluded from these funding totals. Valuations are company values, not capital raised. How funding is counted.