Recently Funded Energy Startups in the United States
Updated Sep 2026
Funded Energy startups in the United States (US) number 954 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Energy startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 100 most recently funded Energy startups in the United States.
Houston and San Francisco hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Energy startups in the United States closed 636 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 305 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $94B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $38M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $6.0M and $165M.
Early stage activity dominates this segment. The concentration of Seed and Series A rounds indicates a market of emerging technologies rather than mature scaleups. With Alumni Ventures and Coatue leading the way, capital is flowing toward foundational builds. This skew toward infancy means the focus is on early product validation and initial market entry.
Energy funded startup statistics in the United States
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Energy in the United States funding rounds: Alumni Ventures, Coatue, Gaingels, Techstars, Temasek.
100 most recently funded Energy startups in the United States
100 of 954Ordered 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.
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Energy startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Energy startups in the United States closed 636 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 305 of them in the last 12, adding up to $94B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $38M, with the middle half running from $6.0M to $165M. 498 of 636 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Alumni Ventures, Coatue and Gaingels appear most often across funded Energy startups in the United States on record.
Where are funded Energy startups located in the United States?
Where funded Energy startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Energy startups in the United States by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Top investors in Energy startups in the United States
The investors named most often across funded Energy startups in the United States.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages of funded Energy startups in the United States
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Energy startups in the United States break down by stage.
A further 482 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Energy startup funding data in the United States
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 954 funded Energy startups in the United States currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (138 of 636 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Energy startups in the United States is dated Aug 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 Energy startups are there in the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 954 funded Energy startups in the United States. 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 Energy startups in the United States raised?
Energy startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $94B in disclosed capital across 636 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 305 rounds in the last 12 months. 498 of those 636 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Energy startups in the United States?
Houston leads with 70 companies, then San Francisco (48), New York (39) and Austin (25).
Which investors back the most Energy startups in the United States?
Alumni Ventures, Coatue, Gaingels, Techstars and Temasek appear most often across funded Energy startups in the United States in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for Energy startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $38M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $6.0M and $165M. 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 Energy startups in the United States?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 44 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (39) and Series B (29). A further 482 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Energy startup funding data in the United States 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 Energy startups in the United States is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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