Recently Funded Startups in Malibu
Updated Sep 2026
There are 8 funded startups in Malibu 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 Malibu, along with the 8 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Malibu closed 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $46M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $9.9M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $8.0M and $20M. Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector.
Early stage funding dominates this coastal pocket, with Seed and Series A activity defining the local profile. AI and Financial Services lead the sub-sector mix. This concentration of nascent ventures means leads are typically in the build phase. Sourcing focuses on founders who are establishing product market fit rather than scaling mature operations.
Malibu funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Mar 2026.
8 most recently funded startups in Malibu
8 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.
Malibu startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Malibu closed 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12, adding up to $46M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $9.9M, with the middle half running from $8.0M to $20M. 3 of 3 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Malibu
Sector counts across all 8 tracked companies in Malibu. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
About the FundedIQ Malibu 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 8 funded startups in Malibu 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 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 Malibu is dated Mar 2026.
The table above shows the 8 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 Malibu?
FundedIQ tracks 8 funded startups in Malibu. This page lists the 8 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 Malibu raised?
Startups in Malibu tracked by FundedIQ have raised $46M in disclosed capital across 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 2 rounds in the last 12 months. 3 of those 3 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Malibu?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Financial Services (2), Commerce and Shopping (1) and Food and Beverage (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 Malibu?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $9.9M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $8.0M and $20M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Malibu 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 Malibu is dated Mar 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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