Recently Funded Startups in Long Island City
Updated Sep 2026
There are 16 funded startups in Long Island 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 Long Island City, along with the 16 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Long Island City closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $22M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $7.7M. Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Food and Beverage hold the most companies by sector.
Early stage ventures dominate this pocket of Queens. While software and fintech lead, a surprising presence of hardware and biotech firms shifts the focus toward physical infrastructure. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a mix of lean teams and larger corporate offices. This variety means a broad approach to outreach is necessary to capture the full breadth of the local market.
Long Island City funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
16 most recently funded startups in Long Island City
16 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.
Long Island City startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Long Island City closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 6 of them in the last 12, adding up to $22M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.0M, with the middle half running from $500K to $7.7M. 5 of 8 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Food and Beverage hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 2. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Long Island City
Sector counts across all 16 tracked companies in Long Island City. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
About the FundedIQ Long Island 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 16 funded startups in Long Island City currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (3 of 8 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 Long Island City is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 16 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 Long Island City?
FundedIQ tracks 16 funded startups in Long Island City. This page lists the 16 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 Long Island City raised?
Startups in Long Island City tracked by FundedIQ have raised $22M in disclosed capital across 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 6 rounds in the last 12 months. 5 of those 8 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Long Island City?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 2 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (2), Food and Beverage (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 Long Island City?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $7.7M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Long Island 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 Long Island City is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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