Recently Funded Startups in Durham
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 21 funded startups in Durham, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Durham, along with the 21 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $665K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $233K and $2.7M. Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Data and Analytics hold the most companies by sector. Darlington and Sedgefield hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Durham. Startups in Durham closed 9 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $30M in disclosed capital.
Durham startups cluster around early stages with midsize teams. Biotech and HealthTech dominate the mix, though a surprising amount of Enterprise Software exists here. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a heavy lean toward life sciences. This concentration means a general search will return mostly clinical or lab-based ventures.
Durham funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
21 most recently funded startups in Durham
21 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.
Durham startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Durham closed 9 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12, adding up to $30M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $665K, with the middle half running from $233K to $2.7M. 8 of 9 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Data and Analytics hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 2. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Durham
Sector counts across all 21 tracked companies in Durham. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Durham?
Where funded startups in Durham are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Durham 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 21 funded startups in Durham 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 9 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 Durham is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 21 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 Durham?
FundedIQ tracks 21 funded startups in Durham. This page lists the 21 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 Durham raised?
Startups in Durham tracked by FundedIQ have raised $30M in disclosed capital across 9 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 7 rounds in the last 12 months. 8 of those 9 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Durham?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 2 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (2), Data and Analytics (2) and Energy (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Durham?
Darlington leads with 5 companies, then Sedgefield (4), Newton Aycliffe (3) and Consett (2).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Durham?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $665K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $233K and $2.7M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Durham 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 Durham is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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