Recently Funded Startups in Ohio
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 401 funded startups in Ohio, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Ohio, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $625K and $15M. Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology hold the most companies by sector. Columbus and Cincinnati hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Ohio. Startups in Ohio closed 139 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 67 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.5B in disclosed capital.
Activity centers on Columbus, though Cincinnati and Cleveland provide significant secondary anchors. This distribution means targeting the state requires a multi-city strategy rather than a single urban focus. Health Care and Artificial Intelligence dominate the mix, with a heavy lean toward small teams. Early stage labels prevail, marking a market where a few larger companies stand apart from a wide field of new ventures.
Ohio funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Ohio
100 of 401Ordered 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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Ohio startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Ohio closed 139 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 67 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.5B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half running from $625K to $15M. 106 of 139 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology hold the most companies, led by Health Care at 46. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Ohio
Sector counts across all 401 tracked companies in Ohio. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Ohio?
Where funded startups in Ohio are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Ohio
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Ohio break down by stage.
A further 84 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Ohio 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 401 funded startups in Ohio currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (33 of 139 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 Ohio is dated Aug 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 Ohio?
FundedIQ tracks 401 funded startups in Ohio. 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 Ohio raised?
Startups in Ohio tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.5B in disclosed capital across 139 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 67 rounds in the last 12 months. 106 of those 139 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Ohio?
Health Care has the most, with 46 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (37), Biotechnology (33) and Financial Services (31). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Ohio?
Columbus leads with 83 companies, then Cincinnati (81), Cleveland (70) and Delaware (25).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Ohio?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $625K and $15M. 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 Ohio?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 21 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (17) and Series C (5). A further 84 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Ohio 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 Ohio is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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