Recently Funded Startups in Oakland
Updated Sep 2026
There are 157 funded startups in Oakland 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 Oakland, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Oakland closed 48 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 20 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $2.0B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $14M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $6.1M and $29M. Artificial Intelligence, Community and Lifestyle and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector.
Artificial Intelligence dominates the local mix, though Community and Lifestyle ventures create a surprising secondary pillar. Financial Services and Biotechnology follow. Since companies often fall into mid-sized headcount bands, filters should prioritize growth stage over early seed. This composition shifts the focus from pure software toward specialized life sciences and social platforms.
Oakland funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Oakland
100 of 157Ordered 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.
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Oakland startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Oakland closed 48 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 20 of them in the last 12, adding up to $2.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $14M, with the middle half running from $6.1M to $29M. 38 of 48 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Community and Lifestyle and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 20. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Oakland
Sector counts across all 157 tracked companies in Oakland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Oakland
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Oakland break down by stage.
A further 23 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Oakland 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 157 funded startups in Oakland currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (10 of 48 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 Oakland is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 Oakland?
FundedIQ tracks 157 funded startups in Oakland. This page lists the 100 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 Oakland raised?
Startups in Oakland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $2.0B in disclosed capital across 48 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 20 rounds in the last 12 months. 38 of those 48 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Oakland?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 20 companies, followed by Community and Lifestyle (12), Financial Services (11) and Biotechnology (9). 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 Oakland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $14M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $6.1M and $29M. 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 Oakland?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 8 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (7) and Series B (4). A further 23 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Oakland 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 Oakland is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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