Recently Funded Startups in Pennsylvania
Updated Oct 2026
There are 601 funded startups in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care hold the most companies by sector. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Pennsylvania. Startups in Pennsylvania closed 225 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 131 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $8.1B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $6.3M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.0M and $37M.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh anchor a market where mid-sized teams dominate. Local venture capital and strategic corporate backers drive these deals. This concentration of institutional funding means the segment favors established operational scale over seed-stage experimentation. Approach these companies as mature entities with professionalized procurement and structured growth plans.
Pennsylvania funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Pennsylvania
100 of 601Ordered 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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Pennsylvania startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Pennsylvania closed 225 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 131 of them in the last 12, adding up to $8.1B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $6.3M, with the middle half running from $1.0M to $37M. 180 of 225 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 100. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Pennsylvania
Sector counts across all 601 tracked companies in Pennsylvania. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Pennsylvania?
Where funded startups in Pennsylvania are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Pennsylvania
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Pennsylvania break down by stage.
A further 142 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Pennsylvania 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 601 funded startups in Pennsylvania currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (45 of 225 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 Pennsylvania is dated Sep 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 Pennsylvania?
FundedIQ tracks 601 funded startups in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania raised?
Startups in Pennsylvania tracked by FundedIQ have raised $8.1B in disclosed capital across 225 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 131 rounds in the last 12 months. 180 of those 225 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Pennsylvania?
Biotechnology has the most, with 100 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (57), Health Care (55) and Financial Services (54). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Pennsylvania?
Philadelphia leads with 220 companies, then Pittsburgh (124), Wayne (15) and Malvern (13).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Pennsylvania?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $6.3M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.0M and $37M. 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 Pennsylvania?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 34 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series B (14) and Series A (11). A further 142 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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