Funded Startups in Camden
Camden, New Jersey has a compact but varied funded-startup footprint, with the eight most recent rounds spanning April 2021 through April 2025.
Camden, New Jersey has a compact but varied funded-startup footprint, with the eight most recent rounds spanning April 2021 through April 2025. The standout transaction by volume is Sporttrade's $36M round from June 2021, far ahead of any other disclosed amount in this set. Since mid-2023, activity has concentrated in smaller raises: MedShip led that period with $2M in June 2023, followed by Heart of Camden at $340K in July 2023, Camden Community Partnership at $100K in January 2023, Hopeworks at $30K in October 2024, and LUCY Outreach at $20K in April 2025.
Sector diversity is notable given the small sample. Health Care claims two entries (MedShip, Heart of Camden), while Civic and Social Organizations, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Apps, and Community and Lifestyle each appear once. Becq (AI, September 2023) and Sporttrade's 2024 Apps round both list undisclosed amounts, so the true capital deployment in this cohort is higher than disclosed figures suggest. All eight rounds carry a Series Unknown designation, reflecting either early-stage structures or limited public disclosure on round classification.
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Frequently asked
What is the largest disclosed round among Camden startups in this dataset?
Sporttrade's June 2021 round of $36M in Commerce and Shopping is the largest disclosed amount across the eight entries shown. The next largest disclosed rounds are MedShip at $2M (June 2023) and Heart of Camden at $340K (July 2023), both in Health Care.
Which sectors are represented among recently funded Camden companies?
The eight entries span Health Care, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Civic and Social Organizations, Commerce and Shopping, and Community and Lifestyle. Health Care accounts for two companies — MedShip and Heart of Camden — making it the most represented sector in the disclosed data.
Has Sporttrade raised multiple rounds in Camden?
Yes. Sporttrade appears twice in the dataset: a $36M round classified under Commerce and Shopping in June 2021, and a separate undisclosed round under Apps in October 2024, indicating continued fundraising activity across a multi-year span.
How much funding activity has Camden seen since 2023?
Six of the eight entries have round dates from January 2023 onward, with disclosed amounts ranging from $20K (LUCY Outreach, April 2025) to $2M (MedShip, June 2023). Two of those six rounds list undisclosed amounts — Becq in September 2023 and Sporttrade in October 2024.
What round stages are these Camden companies raising at?
Seven of the eight entries are labeled Series Unknown, and one — Sporttrade's 2021 round — has no stage designation at all. None of the companies in this dataset are explicitly tagged with a named series such as Seed or Series A, which limits stage-based filtering for this market.
What is the typical round size for civic and community-focused organizations in Camden?
Among the civic and community-oriented entries shown — LUCY Outreach, Camden Community Partnership, and Heart of Camden — round sizes range from $20K to $340K, with a median near $100K. These are substantially smaller than the for-profit tech rounds in the same city.
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