IdeaWave Revenue Index

One report a month, frozen the day it is published: how many founder-backed startups IdeaWave tracked, their combined and median monthly recurring revenue, medians by provenance and category, new entrants, and the biggest moves. Every number is reproducible from the daily checks and every row is downloadable as CSV (CC BY 4.0 — cite IdeaWave).

• August 2026

  466 startups · $108.8M/mo combined · median $17.4K · 183 payment-verified

  Published Sep 1, 2026

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