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Recently Funded Startups in Goleta

Updated Sep 2026

FundedIQ holds 12 funded startups in Goleta and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Goleta, along with the 12 most recently funded startups there.

Startups in Goleta closed 4 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $123M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $31M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $9.2M and $53M. Agriculture and Farming, Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Electronics hold the most companies by sector.

Agriculture and Farming dominate the local mix. The heavy concentration of Series A companies indicates a cluster of ventures moving past initial proof. These firms have scaled their teams beyond the founding group. Sourcing here means finding established product market fit. Prospecting targets organizations with enough staff to support professional software or hardware contracts.

Goleta funded startup statistics

Funded startups in Goleta
12
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
3
4 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$123M
4 of 4 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$31M
middle half $9.2M to $53M

Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.

12 most recently funded startups in Goleta

12 shown

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.

C
Goleta, United States · Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Governance, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Enterprise Software, Hardware, Machine Learning, SaaS, Security, Semiconductor
ChipAgents revolutionizes chip design and verification with Agentic AI, boosting RTL productivity 10x for…
Series A ·
$60M
C
Goleta, United States · Clothing and Apparel
Cadense innovates adaptive footwear to enhance mobility for those facing walking challenges. Their mission is…
Seed ·
$780k
O
Goleta, United States · Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenLight is a manufacturing company that specializes in custom Photonic Application-Specific Integrated…
Series A ·
$50M
A
Goleta, United States · Hardware
Series Unknown ·
$12M
V
Goleta, United States · Non-profit Organizations
Vitamin Angels is a charitable organization that provides essential vitamins and minerals to children and…
Series Unknown ·
$300k
T
Goleta, United States · Biotechnology
True Digital Surgery, an organization established in 2018 and located in Goleta, California, develops a 3D…
Series B ·
$2.5M
T
Goleta, United States · Consumer Electronics
Transphorm is a manufacturer of semiconductors that specializes in providing solutions for high-voltage power…
Series Unknown ·
$7.9M
L
Goleta, United States · Energy
LaunchPoint EPS develops advanced electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and power generation systems for…
Series Unknown ·
$630k
N
Goleta, United States · Consumer Electronics
Nexus Photonics offers heterogeneous photonics, lasers, semiconductors, electronics, and more. The company…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$5.0M
K
Goleta, United States · Consumer Goods
KOS produces plant-based nutritional supplements to help people in nurturing a simple and healthy lifestyle.…
Series A ·
$12M
A
Goleta, United States · Agriculture and Farming
Apeel Sciences' plant-derived solution for fresh food providers doubles the lifespan of harvested fruits and…
Series E ·
$250M
A
Goleta, United States · Agriculture and Farming
Apeel Sciences is a California-based company that’s fighting the $2.6 trillion-dollar global food waste…
·
$30M

Industries with the most funded startups in Goleta

Sector counts across all 12 tracked companies in Goleta. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.

Industry
Funded startups

About the FundedIQ Goleta 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 12 funded startups in Goleta currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (0 of 4 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 Goleta is dated Jul 2026.

The table above shows the 12 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 Goleta?

FundedIQ tracks 12 funded startups in Goleta. This page lists the 12 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 Goleta raised?

Startups in Goleta tracked by FundedIQ have raised $123M in disclosed capital across 4 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 3 rounds in the last 12 months. 4 of those 4 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What industries have the most funded startups in Goleta?

Agriculture and Farming has the most, with 2 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (2), Consumer Electronics (2) and Hardware (2). 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 Goleta?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $31M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $9.2M and $53M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

How often is the Goleta 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 Goleta is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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