Most Backed Austin, TX Startups 2026

11 Austin, TX startups ranked by number of verified backers, led by Flex, Nominal, Apptronik. Each links to its full syndicate breakdown.

Austin, TX accounts for 120 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 120 of which disclose round sizes totalling $47B. The median disclosed raise is $130M, and the largest is Tesla at $11B, ahead of Samsung Austin Semiconductor ($6.4B) and SolarWinds ($4.5B).

The names that recur most often on these austin, tx cap tables are Silverton Partners (8 companies), Valor Equity Partners (4 companies), Insight Partners (4 companies), LiveOak Venture Partners (4 companies), Founder Collective (4 companies), Austin Ventures (3 companies). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Growth (27), Series B (27), Series C (18), Series A (12).

Best funded Austin, TX companies

  1. Tesla — $11B (latest: Series A)
  2. Samsung Austin Semiconductor — $6.4B
  3. SolarWinds — $4.5B (latest: IPO)
  4. MiniMax — $1.2B (latest: IPO)
  5. Base Power — $1.2B (latest: Series C)
  6. SunStrong Management — $1.2B (latest: Growth)
  7. Apptronik — $935M (latest: Series A)
  8. Avride — $850M (latest: Corporate Round)
  9. Workrise — $753M (latest: Series E)
  10. Hyliion — $750M (latest: IPO)
  11. RigUp — $750M (latest: Series E)
  12. Zenoss — $515M
  13. ICON — $451M (latest: Series A)
  14. Torchy's Tacos — $400M (latest: Growth)
  15. Aeglea BioTherapeutics — $375M (latest: Growth)

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