Recently Funded Startups in Tempe
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Tempe number 33 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 Tempe, along with the 33 most recently funded startups there.
Energy, Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Tempe closed 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 14 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $984M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.4M and $36M.
Energy and Biotechnology dominate this area, while Artificial Intelligence and Education provide a secondary layer of activity. This heavy concentration in hard science means filtering by sub-sector is the only way to isolate software plays from physical infrastructure projects. Most companies operate with small teams, which separates the lean early stage ventures from the larger established firms.
Tempe funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
33 most recently funded startups in Tempe
33 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.
Tempe startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Tempe closed 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 14 of them in the last 12, adding up to $984M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half running from $2.4M to $36M. 19 of 22 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Energy, Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Energy at 5. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Tempe
Sector counts across all 33 tracked companies in Tempe. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Tempe
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Tempe break down by stage.
A further 16 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Tempe 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 33 funded startups in Tempe currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (3 of 22 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 Tempe is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 33 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 Tempe?
FundedIQ tracks 33 funded startups in Tempe. This page lists the 33 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 Tempe raised?
Startups in Tempe tracked by FundedIQ have raised $984M in disclosed capital across 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 14 rounds in the last 12 months. 19 of those 22 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Tempe?
Energy has the most, with 5 companies, followed by Biotechnology (4), Artificial Intelligence (3) and Education (3). 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 Tempe?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.4M and $36M. 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 Tempe?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 2 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Convertible Note (1) and Private Equity (1). A further 16 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Tempe 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 Tempe is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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