Recently Funded Startups in Madison
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 68 funded startups in Madison, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Madison, along with the 68 most recently funded startups there.
Biotechnology, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Madison closed 39 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 22 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $279M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $230K and $9.6M.
Biotechnology and Health Care lead this market. Capital comes from specialized firms focused on life sciences and technical innovation. These investors prioritize deep expertise over generalist reach. Small teams dominate the sector, which means founders retain significant control over early decisions. Approaching this segment involves targeting high technical literacy and specialized scientific knowledge.
Madison funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
68 most recently funded startups in Madison
68 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.
Madison startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Madison closed 39 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 22 of them in the last 12, adding up to $279M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.2M, with the middle half running from $230K to $9.6M. 32 of 39 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 14. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Madison
Sector counts across all 68 tracked companies in Madison. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Madison
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Madison break down by stage.
A further 24 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Madison 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 68 funded startups in Madison currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (7 of 39 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 Madison is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 68 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 Madison?
FundedIQ tracks 68 funded startups in Madison. This page lists the 68 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 Madison raised?
Startups in Madison tracked by FundedIQ have raised $279M in disclosed capital across 39 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 22 rounds in the last 12 months. 32 of those 39 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Madison?
Biotechnology has the most, with 14 companies, followed by Health Care (10), Artificial Intelligence (8) and Data and Analytics (4). 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 Madison?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $230K and $9.6M. 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 Madison?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 8 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (3) and Angel (1). A further 24 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Madison 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 Madison is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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