Recently Funded Startups in Iowa City
Updated Sep 2026
There are 6 funded startups in Iowa City in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Iowa City, along with the 6 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Iowa City closed 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, and raised $3.0M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $788K and $2.3M. Agriculture and Farming, Biotechnology and Clothing and Apparel hold the most companies by sector.
Agriculture and Farming firms dominate this group. These companies typically hold Series A status, making them mature enough for enterprise contracts but small enough to remain agile. They represent mid-stage targets for vendors. The mix of Biotechnology and Hardware firms creates a buyer profile focused on physical infrastructure and laboratory equipment.
Iowa City funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: May 2025.
6 most recently funded startups in Iowa City
6 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.
Iowa City startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Iowa City closed 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, adding up to $3.0M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.5M, with the middle half running from $788K to $2.3M. 2 of 3 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Agriculture and Farming, Biotechnology and Clothing and Apparel hold the most companies, led by Agriculture and Farming at 1. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Iowa City
Sector counts across all 6 tracked companies in Iowa City. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
About the FundedIQ Iowa City 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 6 funded startups in Iowa City 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 3 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 Iowa City is dated May 2025.
The table above shows the 6 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 Iowa City?
FundedIQ tracks 6 funded startups in Iowa City. This page lists the 6 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 Iowa City raised?
Startups in Iowa City tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.0M in disclosed capital across 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months. 2 of those 3 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Iowa City?
Agriculture and Farming has the most, with 1 companies, followed by Biotechnology (1), Clothing and Apparel (1) and Hardware (1). 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 Iowa City?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $788K and $2.3M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Iowa City 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 Iowa City is dated May 2025. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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