Recently Funded Startups in Fort Lauderdale
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Fort Lauderdale number 57 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 Fort Lauderdale, along with the 57 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $5.8M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.1M and $8.1M. Community and Lifestyle, Biotechnology and Health Care hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Fort Lauderdale closed 33 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 20 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $396M in disclosed capital.
Fort Lauderdale activity centers on early stage ventures, particularly within Community and Lifestyle and Biotechnology. The concentration of Seed and Series A rounds indicates a market of nascent products. Sourcing here means identifying firms before they reach maturity. This stage mix implies a heavy presence of founders seeking initial scale rather than established corporations.
Fort Lauderdale funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
57 most recently funded startups in Fort Lauderdale
57 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.
Fort Lauderdale startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Fort Lauderdale closed 33 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 20 of them in the last 12, adding up to $396M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.8M, with the middle half running from $2.1M to $8.1M. 25 of 33 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Community and Lifestyle, Biotechnology and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Community and Lifestyle at 6. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Fort Lauderdale
Sector counts across all 57 tracked companies in Fort Lauderdale. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Fort Lauderdale
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Fort Lauderdale break down by stage.
A further 13 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Fort Lauderdale 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 57 funded startups in Fort Lauderdale currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (8 of 33 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 Fort Lauderdale is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 57 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 Fort Lauderdale?
FundedIQ tracks 57 funded startups in Fort Lauderdale. This page lists the 57 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 Fort Lauderdale raised?
Startups in Fort Lauderdale tracked by FundedIQ have raised $396M in disclosed capital across 33 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 20 rounds in the last 12 months. 25 of those 33 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Fort Lauderdale?
Community and Lifestyle has the most, with 6 companies, followed by Biotechnology (5), Health Care (5) and Apps (3). 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 Fort Lauderdale?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.8M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.1M and $8.1M. 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 startups in Fort Lauderdale?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 8 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (5) and Pre-Seed (4). A further 13 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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