Recently Funded Startups in Charleston
Updated Oct 2026
Funded startups in Charleston number 43 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 Charleston, along with the 43 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $450K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $40K and $2.5M. Information Technology, Software and Agriculture and Farming hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Charleston closed 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $135M in disclosed capital.
Charleston leans toward established teams in Information Technology and Software. The dominance of mid-sized headcounts indicates a cluster of companies past the initial seed phase. These firms possess a formal structure and a defined product. Sourcing here means targeting organizations with existing operational overhead and a proven ability to scale personnel.
Charleston funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
43 most recently funded startups in Charleston
43 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.
Charleston startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Charleston closed 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 17 of them in the last 12, adding up to $135M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $450K, with the middle half running from $40K to $2.5M. 19 of 22 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Information Technology, Software and Agriculture and Farming hold the most companies, led by Information Technology at 6. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Charleston
Sector counts across all 43 tracked companies in Charleston. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Charleston
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Charleston 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 Charleston 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 43 funded startups in Charleston currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (3 of 22 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 Charleston is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 43 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 Charleston?
FundedIQ tracks 43 funded startups in Charleston. This page lists the 43 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 Charleston raised?
Startups in Charleston tracked by FundedIQ have raised $135M in disclosed capital across 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 17 rounds in the last 12 months. 19 of those 22 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Charleston?
Information Technology has the most, with 6 companies, followed by Software (4), Agriculture and Farming (3) and Artificial Intelligence (3). 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 Charleston?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $450K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $40K and $2.5M. 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 Charleston?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 6 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (2) and Private Equity (1). A further 13 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Charleston 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 Charleston is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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