Funded startups in Delaware number 563 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 Delaware, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Delaware closed 288 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 164 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $2.0B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $8.3M. Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Wilmington and Dover hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Delaware.
Wilmington leads a segment characterized by early growth stages. Small teams dominate the headcount distribution, meaning these ventures are scaling their initial operations. Sourcing efforts here find companies moving past the seed phase into operational expansion. This concentration of mid sized teams indicates a window where foundational infrastructure is being built and professional services are needed.
Delaware funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Delaware
563
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
164
288 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$2.0B
214 of 288 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$2.5M
middle half $500K to $8.3M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Delaware
100 of 563
Ordered 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.
Startups in Delaware closed 288 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 164 of them in the last 12, adding up to $2.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.5M, with the middle half running from $500K to $8.3M. 214 of 288 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 130. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Delaware
Sector counts across all 563 tracked companies in Delaware. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 73 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Delaware 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 563 funded startups in Delaware currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (74 of 288 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 Delaware is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 Delaware?
FundedIQ tracks 563 funded startups in Delaware. This page lists the 100 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 Delaware raised?
Startups in Delaware tracked by FundedIQ have raised $2.0B in disclosed capital across 288 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 164 rounds in the last 12 months. 214 of those 288 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Delaware?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 130 companies, followed by Information Technology (56), Financial Services (55) and Apps (30). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Delaware?
Wilmington leads with 202 companies, then Dover (163), Newark (55) and Lewes (48).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Delaware?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $8.3M. 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 Delaware?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 109 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (74) and Series A (20). A further 73 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Delaware 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 Delaware is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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