Most Backed San Jose, CA Startups 2026

11 San Jose, CA startups ranked by number of verified backers, led by AppZen, Ayar Labs, Coactive AI. Each links to its full syndicate breakdown.

San Jose, CA accounts for 98 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 98 of which disclose round sizes totalling $17B. The median disclosed raise is $94M, and the largest is Lacework at $1.9B, ahead of Bloom Energy ($973M) and PROCEPT BioRobotics ($820M).

The names that recur most often on these san jose, ca cap tables are General Catalyst (6 companies), Qualcomm Ventures (6 companies), Intel Capital (5 companies), Lightspeed Venture Partners (5 companies), Mayfield (5 companies), Khosla Ventures (4 companies). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series B (28), Series C (21), Series A (13), Series D (9).

Best funded San Jose, CA companies

  1. Lacework — $1.9B (latest: Series C)
  2. Bloom Energy — $973M (latest: Post IPO)
  3. PROCEPT BioRobotics — $820M (latest: IPO)
  4. Hark — $700M (latest: Series A)
  5. Archer — $700M (latest: Series A)
  6. Lyten — $600M
  7. Harmonic — $536M (latest: Series B)
  8. Innovium — $350M (latest: Series D)
  9. Vectra AI — $350M (latest: Series F)
  10. Skybox Security — $335M (latest: Series C)
  11. StradVision — $331M (latest: Series D)
  12. Nile — $300M (latest: Series C)
  13. Nile Secure — $300M (latest: Series C)
  14. AppZen — $288M (latest: Series D)
  15. Velo3D — $278M (latest: IPO)

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