FundedIQ tracks 168 funded startups in Wisconsin, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Wisconsin, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Wisconsin closed 85 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 44 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.1B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $380K and $8.6M. Health Care, Biotechnology and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Madison and Milwaukee hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin ventures lean toward early stages. Health Care and Biotechnology dominate the mix, with Madison and Milwaukee serving as primary anchors. Small teams characterize the region, meaning a focus on founders who handle their own operations. These lean headcounts indicate a market of lean startups before they scale into larger corporate structures.
Wisconsin funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Wisconsin
168
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
44
85 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$1.1B
60 of 85 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$2.0M
middle half $380K to $8.6M
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Wisconsin
100 of 168
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 Wisconsin closed 85 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 44 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.1B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.0M, with the middle half running from $380K to $8.6M. 60 of 85 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Health Care, Biotechnology and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Health Care at 26. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Wisconsin
Sector counts across all 168 tracked companies in Wisconsin. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 59 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Wisconsin 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 168 funded startups in Wisconsin currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (25 of 85 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?
FundedIQ tracks 168 funded startups in Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin raised?
Startups in Wisconsin tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.1B in disclosed capital across 85 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 44 rounds in the last 12 months. 60 of those 85 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Wisconsin?
Health Care has the most, with 26 companies, followed by Biotechnology (18), Financial Services (13) and Artificial Intelligence (11). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Wisconsin?
Madison leads with 59 companies, then Milwaukee (43), Wauwatosa (5) and Brookfield (4).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Wisconsin?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $380K and $8.6M. 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 Wisconsin?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 12 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (5) and Series A (5). A further 59 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.