Recently Funded Startups in Bethesda
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 48 funded startups in Bethesda and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Bethesda, along with the 48 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $7.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $4.1M and $100M. Financial Services, Information Technology and Administrative Services hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Bethesda closed 23 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.0B in disclosed capital.
Bethesda startups are primarily early stage ventures with small teams. These lean organizations lack the scale of established firms, making them ideal targets for agile services. Because seed rounds dominate, these companies are often in a building phase. This creates a specific window for vendors who can support rapid growth before these teams expand into larger corporate structures.
Bethesda funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
48 most recently funded startups in Bethesda
48 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Bethesda startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Bethesda closed 23 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $7.0M, with the middle half running from $4.1M to $100M. 19 of 23 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Information Technology and Administrative Services hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 7. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Bethesda
Sector counts across all 48 tracked companies in Bethesda. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Bethesda
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Bethesda break down by stage.
A further 13 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Bethesda startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 48 funded startups in Bethesda currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (4 of 23 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Bethesda is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 48 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Bethesda?
FundedIQ tracks 48 funded startups in Bethesda. This page lists the 48 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Bethesda raised?
Startups in Bethesda tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.0B in disclosed capital across 23 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 11 rounds in the last 12 months. 19 of those 23 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Bethesda?
Financial Services has the most, with 7 companies, followed by Information Technology (6), Administrative Services (4) and Artificial Intelligence (4). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Bethesda?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $7.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $4.1M and $100M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Bethesda?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 4 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (2) and Series A (2). A further 13 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Bethesda startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Bethesda is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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