Recently Funded Food and Beverage Startups in the United States
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 648 funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States (US), with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Food and Beverage startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 100 most recently funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States.
The median disclosed round is $2.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $9.1M. New York and Los Angeles hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Food and Beverage startups in the United States closed 220 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 118 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $2.2B in disclosed capital.
Capital concentrates heavily in New York and Los Angeles. While San Francisco and Austin provide additional anchors, the geographic weight remains skewed toward the coasts. This density allows for localized outreach in a few key cities. Success depends on penetrating these specific urban centers rather than casting a wide net across the country.
Food and Beverage funded startup statistics in the United States
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
100 most recently funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States
100 of 648Ordered 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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Food and Beverage startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Food and Beverage startups in the United States closed 220 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 118 of them in the last 12, adding up to $2.2B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.5M, with the middle half running from $500K to $9.1M. 177 of 220 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Food and Beverage startups located in the United States?
Where funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States break down by stage.
A further 143 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Food and Beverage 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 648 funded Food and Beverage 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 (43 of 220 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States 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 Food and Beverage startups are there in the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 648 funded Food and Beverage 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 Food and Beverage startups in the United States raised?
Food and Beverage startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $2.2B in disclosed capital across 220 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 118 rounds in the last 12 months. 177 of those 220 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Food and Beverage startups in the United States?
New York leads with 71 companies, then Los Angeles (34), San Francisco (31) and Austin (23).
What is a typical funding round size for Food and Beverage startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $9.1M. 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 Food and Beverage startups in the United States?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 44 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (12) and Series B (10). A further 143 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Food and Beverage 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 Food and Beverage startups in the United States is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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