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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 33,141 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: July 2026
Total Companies
33,141
Total Funding
$99.7M
Avg Funding
$4.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4$23.0M
Information Technology2$4.5M
Internet2$16.7M
Hospitality1$1.0M
B2B1$1.1M
Digital Entertainment1$141K
Analytics1Undisclosed
Asset Management1$253K
Apps1$708K
Agentic AI1$15.0M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco5$32.9M
Paris2$18.5M
Santa Rosa Beach1$1.0M
Chesterfield1$700K
Wilmington1$3.8M
Marseille1$1.1M
Rio De Janeiro1$141K
London1$253K
Melbourne1$708K
Austin1$4.5M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Santa Rosa Beach, United States
Hospitality

850Nine is a travel company.

$1.0M raised
May 2024
Chesterfield, United States
Information Technology

BDW&J is a technology company.

$700K raised
May 2024
Wilmington, United States
Information Technology

Impact Laboratory Services is a technology company.

$3.8M raised
May 2024
Marseille, France
B2B

Cynoia is a cutting-edge SaaS solution designed specifically for B2B businesses.

$1.1M raised
May 2024
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Digital Entertainment

SOMMOS Arte Brasileira focuses on digital distribution, streaming, and entertainment.

$141K raised
May 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Unfolded develops a geospatial analytics platform.

May 2022
London, United Kingdom
Asset Management

Zeed enables investment managers to deliver personalised customer experiences at scale with AI.

$253K raised
May 2022
Melbourne, Australia
Apps

business applications and digital products business applications and digital products.

$708K raised
May 2022
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Kita Commerce modernizes how industrial companies take and process orders.

$2.2M raised
May 2022
Austin, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Modicus Prime enables pharmaceutical manufacturers to deploy AI systems that are auditable and compliant by design.

$4.5M raised
May 2026
Seattle, United States
Agentic AI

SageOx develops context infrastructure that syncs team knowledge across humans, AI coding agents, and assistants.

$15.0M raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Illoca is building a platform that leverages generative AI to accelerate commercial architecture workflows.

$13.0M raised
May 2026
Paris, France
Manufacturing

Signadori Bio is the next-generation cellular immunotherapy for cancer cure.

$13.0M raised
May 2026
Orense, Spain
Professional Services

HUMARA is a software platform for designing and managing waste treatment and recycling plants.

$1.4M raised
May 2026
Basel, Switzerland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Moonlight AI empowers pathologists and hematologists to make therapeutic decisions backed by genomic insight.

$3.3M raised
May 2026
Houston, United States
Health Care

Autoimmunity BioSolutions develops a future immuno-corrective treatment that restores healthy immune function.

$1.0M raised
May 2026
Sydney, Australia
Data Center

Enaxiom develops sustainable cooling technology that reduces energy and water use for AI data centres & industry.

$1.8M raised
May 2026
Brooklyn, United States

Treasury is an investing education platform for the Her First $100K community that combines non-judgmental and jargon-free videos & articles

$2.5M raised
May 2026
Montreal, Canada
Internet

Jetty is building infrastructure for agentic AI workflows.

$2.0M raised
May 2026
Singapore, Singapore

Brano Therapeutics is a biotech developing therapies for cardio-metabolic and heart failure diseases.

$6.8M raised
May 2026
Stillwater, United States

Travv is a startup focused on veterinary diagnostics powered by AI.

$1.6M raised
May 2026
Vancouver, Canada
Baby

Mama Milk designs and develops innovative tools for breastfeeding, infant feeding and other tools such as breast pumps, soothers & bottles.

$600K raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Internet

District is a platform for commerce that enables anyone to create and expand their own brand.

$14.7M raised
May 2026
Paris, France
Architecture

Davis AI provides feasibility studies and architectural designs for real estate development through artificial intelligence.

$5.5M raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States

Herd is an agentic AI creative platform built for continuous security training and simulation.

$3.0M raised
May 2026
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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 33,141 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$4.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
16
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
1 companies
5.B2B
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
5 companies
2.Paris
2 companies
3.Santa Rosa Beach
1 companies
4.Chesterfield
1 companies
5.Wilmington
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 33,141 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 artificial intelligence (ai) 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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