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Recently Funded Seed Startups

Seed stage companies are early-stage startups that have validated their initial concept and are building traction. These companies typically raise $500K-$3M to develop their product and acquire first customers.

Explore 24,242 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: September 2026
Total Companies
24,242
Total Funding
$51.0M
Avg Funding
$2.0M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Information Technology2$3.2M
Biotechnology2$7.4M
Blockchain2$13.2M
Health Care2$700K
Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Undisclosed
Data Management1Undisclosed
Agriculture1$500K
Content Creators1$12.0M
Gaming1$300K
Hospitality1Undisclosed

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London4$2.2M
San Francisco2$11.8M
New York2$100K
Düsseldorf1$1.9M
Los Angeles1Undisclosed
Irvine1$500K
Madrid1$6.7M
Beverly Hills1$5.0M
Hong Kong1$12.0M
Chicago1$300K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Unsloth makes reinforcement learning and finetuning easier and more efficient.

Sep 2024
Düsseldorf, Germany
Information Technology

Bespoke HRMS is an all-in-one HR solution that simplifies employee management, shift scheduling, and payroll processing.

$1.9M raised
Sep 2024
Los Angeles, United States
Data Management

Enterprise SaaS and Master Data Software

Sep 2024
Irvine, United States
Agriculture

AgTools provides crucial market data intelligence on 500+ commodities using proprietary IP to optimize decisions in the food supply chain.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
Madrid, Spain
Biotechnology

Be Levels offers health products that improve your health on a scientific basis.

$6.7M raised
Sep 2024
Beverly Hills, United States

Future Trash is an interdisciplinary game development company.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2024
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Content Creators

SecondLive is a Metaverse platform for avatars, social interaction, and commerce.

$12.0M raised
Sep 2024
Chicago, United States
Gaming

Waking Oni Games is a video game company that builds game through impactful stories.

$300K raised
Sep 2023
New York, United States
Hospitality

Boram includes a flexible agenda of specially designed services

Sep 2023
Montreuil, France

EBB is a decentralized creative studio that focuses on technology-oriented contemporary art, immersive experiences, and online experiments.

$508K raised
Sep 2023
Vienna, Austria
Wind Energy

Developing wind turbine technology for strong wind terrain

$588K raised
Sep 2022
Singapore, Singapore
Business Intelligence

Bizbaz offers credit scoring and risk assessment solutions for unbanked populations in Asia.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2022
London, United Kingdom
Blockchain

Finteum is creating a global financial market for bank treasurers to lend to each other for hours at a time.

$1.4M raised
Sep 2022
California, United States
Information Technology

Bekonix is a no-code platform to create smart, connected products from concept to launch.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2022
San Francisco, Spain
Blockchain

Blowfish detects and prevents fraud before any fraud occurs.

$11.8M raised
Sep 2022
New York, United States
Advertising

Curastory allows anyone to create and edit high-quality video, monetize, and distribute to all of their video channels, 100% free.

$100K raised
Sep 2022
Tenafly, United States
Apps

Friend2Meet is a developer of a dating platform.

$888K raised
Sep 2022
Bordeaux, France
Food and Beverage

Hysope is a mixers for cocktails and other food and beverage services in the organic sector.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2022
London, United Kingdom
Health Care

Juno provides products,workplace health and wellbeing programmes help employees to work more joyfully and productively.

Sep 2022
Reykjavík, Iceland
Health Care

Leviosa is a healthcare startup whose goal is to enable healthcare professionals to work more efficiently.

$700K raised
Sep 2022
Strongsville, United States
Biotechnology

NelDerm is a primary or secondary dressings for various types of wounds and post-surgical incisions.

$750K raised
Sep 2022
London, United Kingdom
Cyber Security

Simplified digital life for the household. The first password-less password manager for everyday internet users.

$326K raised
Sep 2022
Sydney, Australia
Finance

Paytron is a financial services company that offers business accounts, international transfers, payroll, and payment management solutions.

$250K raised
Sep 2022
London, United Kingdom
Financial Services

Plato is a shared family card that allows users to help their loved ones and save money on transfers.

$441K raised
Sep 2022
Buenos Aires, Argentina
E-Commerce

Rebill offers a payments and subscriptions platform for digital businesses and global companies.

Sep 2022
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What is Seed Funding?

Seed funding is typically the first significant round of institutional or angel capital a startup raises. Companies at the seed stage usually have a working product or a strong prototype and are beginning to acquire early customers. This stage bridges the gap between concept validation and achieving the traction needed for a Series A.

Typical Funding Range

$500K - $5M

The actual amount varies based on market conditions, company traction, and investor appetite.

What It's Used For

Seed funding is used to refine the product based on early customer feedback, build out the core team (typically engineering and go-to-market roles), establish initial go-to-market channels, and generate enough traction to raise a Series A within 12-18 months.

Who Invests at the Seed Stage?

Seed-stage investors include angel investors, seed-focused venture capital firms, and accelerator programs. Notable seed-stage investors include firms like First Round Capital, Precursor Ventures, and Initialized Capital, as well as individual angels with domain expertise.

Key Metrics Investors Evaluate

Seed-stage startups are typically evaluated on early revenue or user growth, the size and defensibility of their target market, product-market fit signals, and the strength of the founding team. Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) in the low five figures or strong user engagement metrics are common benchmarks.

Seed Funding Trends

Based on 24,242 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
2 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
4 companies
2.San Francisco
2 companies
3.New York
2 companies
4.Düsseldorf
1 companies
5.Los Angeles
1 companies

How to Find Seed Startups

Finding companies that have recently raised seed funding is valuable for sales teams, investors, recruiters, and service providers. Seed startups are actively spending their newly raised capital on tools, talent, and services, making them ideal prospects. VCBacked tracks 24,242 seed companies with verified founder contact information, updated regularly as new rounds are announced.

You can narrow your search by filtering companies by industry vertical, city or region, or by exploring specific combinations such as Seed information technology companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

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