Recently Funded Startups in Cleveland
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 77 funded startups in Cleveland 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 Cleveland, along with the 77 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $4.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.1M and $14M. Health Care, Biotechnology and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Cleveland closed 27 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 13 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $229M in disclosed capital.
Cleveland startups concentrate in early stages. Seed and Series A rounds dominate the area. This concentration means a heavy presence of lean teams and early product iterations. Sourcing efforts find a high volume of companies with small staff counts. The market leans toward early venture capital rather than late stage private equity.
Cleveland funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
77 most recently funded startups in Cleveland
77 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.
Cleveland startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Cleveland closed 27 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 13 of them in the last 12, adding up to $229M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.5M, with the middle half running from $1.1M to $14M. 19 of 27 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Health Care, Biotechnology and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Health Care at 11. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Cleveland
Sector counts across all 77 tracked companies in Cleveland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Cleveland
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Cleveland break down by stage.
A further 12 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Cleveland 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 77 funded startups in Cleveland currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (8 of 27 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 Cleveland is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 77 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 Cleveland?
FundedIQ tracks 77 funded startups in Cleveland. This page lists the 77 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 Cleveland raised?
Startups in Cleveland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $229M in disclosed capital across 27 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 13 rounds in the last 12 months. 19 of those 27 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Cleveland?
Health Care has the most, with 11 companies, followed by Biotechnology (9), Commerce and Shopping (7) and Education (5). 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 Cleveland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.1M and $14M. 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 Cleveland?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 7 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (3) and Series B (2). A further 12 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Cleveland 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 Cleveland is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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