FundedIQ tracks 293 funded startups in District of Columbia, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in District of Columbia, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in District of Columbia closed 101 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 50 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.2B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $6.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.1M and $34M. Artificial Intelligence, Education and Health Care hold the most companies by sector.
Washington dominates this region. Government technology and cybersecurity lead the sub-sector mix, though healthcare ventures appear frequently. Mid-sized teams are common. Filtering by sub-sector isolates the heavy influence of federal contracting needs from pure commercial software. This composition reveals a concentration of B2G specialists rather than general consumer apps.
District of Columbia funded startup statistics
Funded startups in District of Columbia
293
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
50
101 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$3.2B
70 of 101 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$6.2M
middle half $1.1M to $34M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
Investors appearing most often across District of Columbia funding rounds: Techstars.
100 most recently funded startups in District of Columbia
100 of 293
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 District of Columbia closed 101 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 50 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.2B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $6.2M, with the middle half running from $1.1M to $34M. 70 of 101 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Education and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 26. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in District of Columbia
Sector counts across all 293 tracked companies in District of Columbia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 61 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ District of Columbia 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 293 funded startups in District of Columbia currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (31 of 101 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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia?
FundedIQ tracks 293 funded startups in District of Columbia. 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 District of Columbia raised?
Startups in District of Columbia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.2B in disclosed capital across 101 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 50 rounds in the last 12 months. 70 of those 101 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in District of Columbia?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 26 companies, followed by Education (26), Health Care (23) and Information Technology (23). 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 District of Columbia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $6.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.1M and $34M. 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 District of Columbia?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 17 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (9) and Series B (7). A further 61 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.