Recently Funded Startups in Champaign
Updated Sep 2026
There are 17 funded startups in Champaign in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Champaign, along with the 17 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Champaign closed 5 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $15M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.3M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $3.1M and $5.0M. Biotechnology, Agriculture and Farming and Manufacturing hold the most companies by sector.
Champaign consists primarily of early stage ventures. Seed companies dominate the mix, creating a concentration of startups in the initial phase of product development. This creates a high density of small teams. Sourcing here means identifying founders before they scale, while sales efforts hit targets during the first major hiring push.
Champaign funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
17 most recently funded startups in Champaign
17 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.
Champaign startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Champaign closed 5 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12, adding up to $15M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.3M, with the middle half running from $3.1M to $5.0M. 4 of 5 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Agriculture and Farming and Manufacturing hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Champaign
Sector counts across all 17 tracked companies in Champaign. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
About the FundedIQ Champaign 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 17 funded startups in Champaign currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (1 of 5 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 Champaign is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 17 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 Champaign?
FundedIQ tracks 17 funded startups in Champaign. This page lists the 17 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 Champaign raised?
Startups in Champaign tracked by FundedIQ have raised $15M in disclosed capital across 5 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 2 rounds in the last 12 months. 4 of those 5 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Champaign?
Biotechnology has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Agriculture and Farming (2), Manufacturing (2) and Apps (1). 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 Champaign?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.3M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $3.1M and $5.0M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Champaign 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 Champaign is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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