Recently Funded Startups in South Dakota
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 17 funded startups in South Dakota and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in South Dakota, along with the 17 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $210K and $13M. Data and Analytics, Biotechnology and Agriculture and Farming hold the most companies by sector. Sioux Falls and Rapid City hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in South Dakota. Startups in South Dakota closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $131M in disclosed capital.
Sioux Falls dominates the regional activity. Seed stages characterize the early activity here. AgTech and FinTech define the sector mix, though unexpected pockets of HealthTech appear. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a concentration in rural utility software. These specific categories distinguish the local market from general Midwestern trends.
South Dakota funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.
17 most recently funded startups in South Dakota
17 shownOrdered 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.
South Dakota startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in South Dakota closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 5 of them in the last 12, adding up to $131M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half running from $210K to $13M. 8 of 8 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Data and Analytics, Biotechnology and Agriculture and Farming hold the most companies, led by Data and Analytics at 4. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in South Dakota
Sector counts across all 17 tracked companies in South Dakota. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in South Dakota?
Where funded startups in South Dakota are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ South Dakota 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 17 funded startups in South Dakota currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (0 of 8 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 Dakota is dated May 2026.
The table above shows the 17 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 Dakota?
FundedIQ tracks 17 funded startups in South Dakota. This page lists the 17 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 Dakota raised?
Startups in South Dakota tracked by FundedIQ have raised $131M in disclosed capital across 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 5 rounds in the last 12 months. 8 of those 8 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in South Dakota?
Data and Analytics has the most, with 4 companies, followed by Biotechnology (3), Agriculture and Farming (1) and Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (1). 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 Dakota?
Sioux Falls leads with 7 companies, then Rapid City (3), Brookings (2) and Aberdeen (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in South Dakota?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $210K and $13M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the South Dakota 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 Dakota is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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