Funded startups in South Carolina number 151 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 South Carolina, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Information Technology, Biotechnology and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Charleston and Greenville hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in South Carolina. Startups in South Carolina closed 71 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 38 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $386M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $540K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $30K and $1.9M.
Information Technology dominates this region, followed by Biotechnology and Financial Services. Small teams characterize the funding activity. Local venture capital and strategic corporate checks drive the momentum. This pattern indicates a market focused on early stage technical development. Capital is concentrated in lean operations, making these companies prime targets for scalable infrastructure services.
South Carolina funded startup statistics
Funded startups in South Carolina
151
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
38
71 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$386M
55 of 71 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$540K
middle half $30K to $1.9M
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in South Carolina
100 of 151
Ordered 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.
Startups in South Carolina closed 71 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 38 of them in the last 12, adding up to $386M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $540K, with the middle half running from $30K to $1.9M. 55 of 71 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Information Technology, Biotechnology and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Information Technology at 14. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in South Carolina
Sector counts across all 151 tracked companies in South Carolina. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 55 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ South Carolina 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 151 funded startups in South Carolina currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (16 of 71 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 South Carolina is dated Jun 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 South Carolina?
FundedIQ tracks 151 funded startups in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina raised?
Startups in South Carolina tracked by FundedIQ have raised $386M in disclosed capital across 71 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 38 rounds in the last 12 months. 55 of those 71 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in South Carolina?
Information Technology has the most, with 14 companies, followed by Biotechnology (11), Financial Services (11) and Education (10). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in South Carolina?
Charleston leads with 37 companies, then Greenville (36), Texas (14) and Columbia (13).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in South Carolina?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $540K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $30K and $1.9M. 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 South Carolina?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 11 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (3) and Angel (1). A further 55 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the South Carolina 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 South Carolina is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.