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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 24,429 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: October 2026
Total Companies
24,429
Total Funding
$58.2M
Avg Funding
$2.3M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Blockchain2$6.0M
Food and Beverage2$810K
Artificial Intelligence (AI)2$15.3M
Audio1$3.0M
CleanTech1$3.5M
Apps1$500K
Communities1$2.2M
Advertising Platforms1Undisclosed
Internet1$1.7M
Information Services1$3.0M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London3$7.9M
New York2$5.5M
Denver2$1.4M
Chicago1$3.0M
Detroit1$3.5M
Dover1$500K
Boulder1$2.2M
Tórtola1$2.5M
Manhattan1Undisclosed
Toronto1$1.7M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Chicago, United States
Audio

Resonado Labs is an audio technology company with an uncompromising devotion to push the envelope of sound reproduction into new dimensions.

$3.0M raised
Jul 2021
Detroit, United States
CleanTech

The supply chain platform reshaping how hardware is built, delivered, and serviced

$3.5M raised
Jul 2026
Dover, United States
Apps

Kerbz Adventures is a digital platform focused on racing adventures, motorsport events, and travel services.

$500K raised
Jul 2025
Boulder, United States
Communities

Thrive Protocol maximizes value creation across top crypto communities

$2.2M raised
Jul 2024
Tórtola, Spain
Blockchain

ZKEX is a trading platform that allows users to place market orders with a live price and to buy cryptocurrencies.

$2.5M raised
Jul 2024
Manhattan, United States
Advertising Platforms

Point-of-Sales (POS) for live events and venues

Jul 2024
Toronto, Canada
Internet

Ethica offers innovative cloud solutions, ensuring secure, scalable, fast and always-on internet access.

$1.7M raised
Jul 2024
New York, United States
Information Services

Snowstorm defends the future of the free and open internet.

$3.0M raised
Jul 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark
Developer Platform

Zymoscope offers an Industrial IoT platform, to help food processors monitor their fermentation easily, in real-time and remotely.

Jul 2023
New York, United States
EdTech

Braintrust platform matches certified teachers, and learning specialists with the students for private tutoring.

$2.5M raised
Jul 2023
Bucharest, Romania
Food and Beverage

100% Blueberry juice, Ready to drink, organic certified, nothing added, not even water

$560K raised
Jul 2023
London, United Kingdom
Biometrics

FACIA, pioneers biometric authentication & facial recognition, reshaping identity verification with liveness detection technology.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2023
Leiden, The Netherlands
Health Care

Implant Preservation Devices develops a heating device for the treatment of implant infections.

$2.4M raised
Jul 2023
Denver, United States
Food and Beverage

Natuur is a restaurant that offers fresh, healthy, and high-quality smoothie bowls and smoothies.

$250K raised
Jul 2023
Markham, Canada
Nanotechnology

Neptune Nanotechnologies is an early-stage technology startup focused on bio-nano materials.

$1.4M raised
Jul 2023
Singapore, Singapore
Business Intelligence

The Smart Ship Hub is an easy and quick to deploy remote vessel management platform for safety, reliability, and cost savings.

$2.5M raised
Jul 2022
Washington, United States
Information Technology

Strac is the DSPM and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) platform that discovers, and protects sensitive data across SaaS, Cloud, Gen AI & Endpoints

$3.5M raised
Jul 2022
Colchester, United Kingdom
Advertising

Wyspr is a London-based AdTech startup specialising in influencer marketing.

$60K raised
Jul 2022
London, United Kingdom
Banking

Bloom is a financial technology company that provides innovative, fair, responsible and inclusive financial products.

$6.5M raised
Jul 2022
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Comtura is an software development company that uses AI to generate reports for sales, revenue, and CRM admin.

$250K raised
Jul 2022
San Diego, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Persephone Biosciences uses artificial intelligence to rapidly develop microbial based immunotherapies to enable a lifetime without cancer.

$15.0M raised
Jul 2022
Denver, United States
Children

Sofia Family is a comprehensive and collaborative time management system for parents and kids.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2021
Zug, Switzerland
Blockchain

The DeFi protocol for active liquidity management. Building on Uniswap v3.

$3.5M raised
Jul 2021
Grudziadz, Poland
Mobile Apps

waste24.net offers waste management software.

$295K raised
Jul 2021
Lake Forest, United States
Agriculture

Wilt-Pruf develops and sells anti-transpirant products on the market.

$950K raised
Jul 2021
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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 24,429 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.3M
Funded Last 12 Months
1
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
3 companies
2.New York
2 companies
3.Denver
2 companies
4.Chicago
1 companies
5.Detroit
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 24,429 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 blockchain companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

For a broader view of the startup funding landscape, explore all funding stages or browse companies by our full company directory. Whether you are looking for early-stage startups to invest in or growth-stage companies to sell to, VCBacked provides the data you need to identify and connect with the right companies.

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