Recently Funded Startups in Bulgaria
Updated Oct 2026
Funded startups in Bulgaria number 46 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Bulgaria, along with the 46 most recently funded startups in the country.
The median disclosed round is $5.8M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.0M and $38M. Information Technology, Financial Services and Apps hold the most companies by sector. Sofia and Plovdiv hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in Bulgaria closed 16 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $509M in disclosed capital.
Information Technology and Financial Services dominate the region. Early stage funding patterns indicate a preference for lean teams. Local venture capital activity creates a concentrated entry point for those targeting AI or Apps. These investment profiles favor agile operations over massive scale. Approaching this segment means dealing with tight investor circles and specialized technical founders.
Bulgaria funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
46 most recently funded startups in Bulgaria
46 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.
Bulgaria startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Bulgaria closed 16 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12, adding up to $509M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.8M, with the middle half running from $2.0M to $38M. 11 of 16 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Information Technology, Financial Services and Apps hold the most companies, led by Information Technology at 7. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Bulgaria
Sector counts across all 46 tracked companies in Bulgaria. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Bulgaria?
Where funded startups in Bulgaria are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Bulgaria
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Bulgaria break down by stage.
A further 8 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Bulgaria 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 46 funded startups in Bulgaria currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (5 of 16 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 Bulgaria is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 46 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 Bulgaria?
FundedIQ tracks 46 funded startups in Bulgaria. This page lists the 46 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 Bulgaria raised?
Startups in Bulgaria tracked by FundedIQ have raised $509M in disclosed capital across 16 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 12 rounds in the last 12 months. 11 of those 16 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Bulgaria?
Information Technology has the most, with 7 companies, followed by Financial Services (5), Apps (3) and Artificial Intelligence (3). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Bulgaria?
Sofia leads with 40 companies, then Plovdiv (2), Devnya (1) and Kyustendil (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Bulgaria?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.8M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.0M and $38M. 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 Bulgaria?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 4 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series B (2) and Pre-Seed (1). A further 8 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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