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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 33,142 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: July 2026
Total Companies
33,142
Total Funding
$72.0M
Avg Funding
$2.9M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco3$11.1M
Chicago2$7.7M
New York2$3.2M
London2$12.5M
Calgary2$2.3M
Rotterdam1$979K
New Paltz1$4.3M
San Diego1Undisclosed
Dublin1$3.7M
Paris1$4.5M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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San Francisco, United States
Apps

Kayyo develops an AI-driven platform for MMA training and competing.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2024
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Cloud Security

Re-keying mesh: an ephemeral keys and credentials engine made for cloud-native and api-first companies.

$979K raised
Jul 2024
New Paltz, United States
Blockchain

Olympix is a startup that wants to make Web3 more secure.It is a cutting-edge developer tool for preventive Web3 security.

$4.3M raised
Jul 2023
Chicago, United States
Blockchain

Ambient is designed for diversified, long-term liquidity that corrects the faulty LP economics of AMMs.

$6.5M raised
Jul 2023
New York, United States
Information Technology

LiveArtX is the premium NFT platform that connects the art world with Web3.

Jul 2023
San Diego, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Oloren AI offers molecular descriptor that leverages informations from millions of publically curated datasets.

Jul 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Developer Tools

Roadie is a hosted developer portal and service catalog built on Spotify's backstage that aids in the scaling of growing engineering teams.

$3.7M raised
Jul 2023
London, United Kingdom
Agentic AI

Building the operating system for enterprise service agents

$6.0M raised
Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Agentic AI

Dashworks is a knowledge assistant that helps employees find the information they need while also increasing productivity.

$5.0M raised
Jul 2023
Paris, France
Agriculture

finres offers a comprehensive algorithmic solution for recognizing and assessing climate risks in order to prioritize adaptation efforts.

$4.5M raised
Jul 2023
New York, United States
Blockchain

Pylons is a Tendermint-incubated NFT chain built using the Cosmos SDK. They are focused on making fast, free, easily programmable NFTs.

$3.2M raised
Jul 2023
Chicago, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Quiller is an artificial intelligence copilot campaign helps to develop quality, effective fundraising content.

$1.2M raised
Jul 2023
Düsseldorf, Germany
Information Technology

consalio is an advisor spend management solution company.

$1.3M raised
Jul 2023
London, United Kingdom
Natural Language Processing

Revolutionising the way we approach OSINT by gathering unstructured data and structuring it using in-house intelligence tooling.

$6.5M raised
Jul 2023
Sugar Hill, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

SaaS, Digital ID Reader

$505K raised
Jul 2023
Odense, Denmark
Industrial Automation

Coalescent Mobile Robotics is an odense based, a robotics startup that designs and builds agile.

Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Change is a platform that serves the next generation of giving, activism, and social impact in society.

$5.0M raised
Jul 2022
Calgary, Canada
Carbon Capture

CleanO2 is a microscale carbon capture solution platform for the commercial heating industry.

$2.1M raised
Jul 2022
Campbell, United States
Procurement

Gainfront is a market-leading end-to-end Procurement solution built for global enterprises

$3.0M raised
Jul 2022
Heidelberg, Germany
Biotechnology

living brain is a medical device manufacturer that develops a new method of rehabilitation treatment using virtual reality.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2022
West End, United Kingdom
Financial Services

Novatus Advisory provides specialized advice to financial services firms.

$4.8M raised
Jul 2022
Bristol, United Kingdom
FinTech

Penny is a fintech company powered by AI to search a database of millions of pensions.

$4.8M raised
Jul 2022
Calgary, Canada
Employee Benefits

Yr Plans is a developer of a financial platform that offers financial plans for employees.

$144K raised
Jul 2022
Reston, United States
Financial Services

Konduit is a no-code fintech infrastructure allowing banks to quickly onboard and adopts third-party fintech solutions.

$1.2M raised
Jul 2022
Cambridge, United States
Analytics

Secure AI Labs helps businesses share privacy restricted data by protecting it during use.

$4.7M raised
Jul 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 33,142 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.9M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
2 companies
2 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
3 companies
2.Chicago
2 companies
3.New York
2 companies
4.London
2 companies
5.Calgary
2 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 33,142 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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