How many total Enterprise Resource Planning companies are there?

As of Aug 2026, there are 13,834 active companies in Enterprise Resource Planning sector.

Which countries have the most Enterprise Resource Planning companies?

India (4,358) has the highest number of Enterprise Resource Planning companies, followed by United States (3,168) and United Kingdom (812).

How many Enterprise Resource Planning companies are funded?

As of Aug 2026, 1,921 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Enterprise Resource Planning sector?

As of Aug 2026, RELEX has secured $816M in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Enterprise Resource Planning companies?

With $10.1B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Enterprise Resource Planning companies.

How much venture capital has Enterprise Resource Planning sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $7.52B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Enterprise Resource Planning sector produced?

Globally, there are 12 unicorns in Enterprise Resource Planning sector, to date.

Enterprise Resource Planning - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

Q: Who are the top investors in Enterprise Resource Planning companies?

The top investors in Enterprise Resource Planning companies by number of investments are Europa, Y Combinator and Techstars

There are 17.8K companies in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector across the world, with 1.92K funded companies having collectively raised $28.8B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 1.39K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 12 Unicorns.

Enterprise Resource Planning sector has seen 928 acquisitions and 174 IPOs. This represents almost 6.2% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.5% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes enterprise resource planning software- a suite of integrated applications that an organization can use to collect, store, manage, and interpret data from multiple business activities.

Enterprise Resource Planning sector is also known as ERP.

Companies included in Enterprise Resource Planning sector

Company that provides cloud-based or/and on-premise integrated business management solution for generic/particular industry sharing a central database. Also includes companies that provides end to end business management application to small and medium businesses.

Companies excluded in Enterprise Resource Planning sector

Companies that provides ERP consultancy, implementation, testing and maintenance services. Also excludes company that develops point based business applications.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

17.8K

Top Companies

Workday, Oracle & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

174

Acquisitions

928

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ERP

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There are more than 17.8K companies in Enterprise Resource Planning. Workday is the top Enterprise Resource Planning company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Enterprise Resource Planning companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Workday	Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations	Pleasanton (United States)	2005	Public	$352M
Oracle	Provider of cloud-based enterprise software solutions for applications, platform, and infrastructure management	Austin (United States)	1977	Public	-
Visma	Developer of cloud software for business management and accounting tasks	Oslo (Norway)	1996	Acquired	$198M
SAP	Provider of business applications, technology, and cloud enterprise resource planning	Germany	1972	Public	-
Deltek	Cloud based enterprise resource planning software provider for multi industries	Herndon (United States)	1983	Acquired	$107M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

155 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector. 1,130 Enterprise Resource Planning startups were founded in 2019 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	155
2025	57
2024	180
2023	244
2022	304
2021	523
2020	1,111
2019	1,130
2018	1,081
2017	1,015

Companies founded across countries in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

India has 4,358 Enterprise Resource Planning startups, the most by any country, followed by United States which has 3,168 startups and United Kingdom which has 812.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
India	4,358
United States	3,168
United Kingdom	812
Germany	788
Brazil	623
Canada	469
China	407
Spain	386
Australia	366
France	294

Stage-wise distribution of the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

Out of the total 17,754 Enterprise Resource Planning companies, 1,921 have secured funding. Among them, 1,393 have reached Series A or higher, and 1,235 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 17,754

Funded - 1,921

Series A+ - 1,393

Series B+ - 1,235

Series C+ - 1,175

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	17,754
Funded	1,921
Series A+	1,393
Series B+	1,235
Series C+	1,175

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17.8K+ Total Companies
$28.8B+ Total Funding
1.9K+ Funded Companies
170+ IPOs
925+ Acquisitions
20+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

The Enterprise Resource Planning sector saw a total funding of more than $22.5B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2019 at more than $4.73B. There has been a total funding of $767M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$767M
2025	$990M
2024	$2.85B
2023	$842M
2022	$2.3B
2021	$3.75B
2020	$1.63B
2019	$4.73B
2018	$3.95B
2017	$727M

Total funding across countries in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

In the last 10 years, Enterprise Resource Planning startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $10.1B. United Kingdom follows with $2.47B and China with $1.8B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$10.1B
United Kingdom	$2.47B
China	$1.8B
Germany	$1.63B
India	$611M
Singapore	$595M
Canada	$394M
Brazil	$284M
Australia	$134M
France	$124M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

Over the last 10 years, the Enterprise Resource Planning sector have seen $470M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $4.2B into Early Stage funding rounds and $6.34B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$6.34B
PE	$4.25B
Debt	$4.24B
Early Stage	$4.2B
Post IPO	$2.41B
Seed Stage	$470M
Grant	$152M
Other-Equity	$22M

Recent Funding Rounds in Enterprise Resource Planning

In the year 2026, till July 2026, Enterprise Resource Planning companies have raised $726M in equity funding across 23 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till July 2025), Enterprise Resource Planning companies had raised $480M across 34 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 51.18% rise in funding in Enterprise Resource Planning companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Enterprise Resource Planning:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
GREENVIBE	Seed	1910	Jul 21, 2026	-
MarginEdge	Series C	8820	Jul 15, 2026	-
Terraflos	Seed	1160	Jun 30, 2026	Rainforest Capital and 2 more
Ricerca	Series A	5039	Jun 29, 2026	-
Partly	Series B	9693	Jun 23, 2026	DST Global and 5 more

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Europa is the top investor in Enterprise Resource Planning companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Enterprise Resource Planning:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Oracle, Visma, SAP and Infor
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Guesty, Handle, Focal systems and Coursedog
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Oracle, BridgeCare, ClassWallet and Parlevel Systems
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Lightspeed, Zenoti, Plex Systems and Hotelogix
Battery Ventures	Boston (United States)	Mews, Aptean, CrunchTime and Fulcrum

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In the year 2026, till June 2026, 14 acquisitions happened in Enterprise Resource Planning sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 67 acquisitions happened in Enterprise Resource Planning sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Enterprise Resource Planning:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Aldea	Business Acquisition	Jun 24, 2026	LiveKid
Nation Wilcox Systems	Business Acquisition	Jun 11, 2026	Fresho
JAVELIN	Business Acquisition	May 01, 2026	Banyan Software
Informatica Centro	Business Acquisition	Apr 29, 2026	smeup
NedFox	Business Acquisition	Apr 02, 2026	Valsoft

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Acquisition trends in Enterprise Resource Planning

Here are the acquisition trends in Enterprise Resource Planning:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	14
2025	67
2024	64
2023	70
2022	85
2021	116
2020	86
2019	78
2018	85
2017	61

In the year 2026, till June 2026, 2 IPOs happened in Enterprise Resource Planning sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Enterprise Resource Planning:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Automobile industry Internet platform Daxu	Jun 25, 2026	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Squeeze	Apr 22, 2026	Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO)
Jushuitan	Oct 21, 2025	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Infinity	Oct 08, 2025	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Oracle	Aug 21, 2023	Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

Most number of Enterprise Resource Planning startups have been founded by alumni from IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani and Stanford University.

College	No. of companies
IIT Delhi	26
BITS Pilani	23
Stanford University	23
IIT Bombay	21
IIT Kanpur	20
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	19
IIT Kharagpur	17
Harvard University	14
IIM Ahmedabad	14
University of Pennsylvania	14

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Enterprise Resource Planning sector

In the last 10 years, Stanford University graduates' Enterprise Resource Planning companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. IIT Delhi alumni are second, and University College London alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$1.99B
IIT Delhi	$1.46B
University College London	$855M
Aalto University	$820M
Cornell University	$742M
University of Pennsylvania	$638M
London Business School (LBS)	$575M
Stanford Business School	$495M
Tsinghua University	$480M
Tel Aviv University	$424M