Recently Funded Startups in Santa Monica
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Santa Monica number 159 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Santa Monica, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $4.8M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.0M and $16M. Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Santa Monica closed 51 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 26 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $4.2B in disclosed capital.
Artificial Intelligence and Commerce lead the sector, backed by early stage capital. The presence of seed investors means these firms are scaling teams quickly. Approaching these companies involves dealing with founders who have high growth expectations. This capital profile favors agile startups over established corporate structures, making the area a concentrated target for those selling to early stage ventures.
Santa Monica funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Santa Monica
100 of 159Ordered 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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Santa Monica startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Santa Monica closed 51 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 26 of them in the last 12, adding up to $4.2B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.8M, with the middle half running from $1.0M to $16M. 42 of 51 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 21. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Santa Monica
Sector counts across all 159 tracked companies in Santa Monica. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Santa Monica
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Santa Monica break down by stage.
A further 25 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Santa Monica 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 159 funded startups in Santa Monica currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (9 of 51 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 Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?
FundedIQ tracks 159 funded startups in Santa Monica. 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 Santa Monica raised?
Startups in Santa Monica tracked by FundedIQ have raised $4.2B in disclosed capital across 51 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 26 rounds in the last 12 months. 42 of those 51 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Santa Monica?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 21 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (15), Financial Services (13) and Media and Entertainment (11). 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 Santa Monica?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.8M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.0M and $16M. 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 Santa Monica?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 17 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (4) and Series A (3). A further 25 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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