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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
$116.5M
Avg Funding
$4.7M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)6$18.3M
Health Care2$10.6M
Automotive2$2.0M
Agentic AI2$17.3M
CRM1$1.7M
Biotechnology1$1.3M
Manufacturing1$4.0M
EdTech1$168K
Finance1$5.0M
Analytics1$14.0M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London2$17.7M
Dublin1$1.7M
Nova Brasília1$340K
Oulu1$1.3M
Hoting1$4.0M
Philomath1$10.3M
Oslo1$4.8M
São Paulo1$1.7M
Waltham1$168K
Paris1$4.6M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Dublin, Ireland
CRM

ClarityCX1 develops tailored CRM solutions built on the Salesforce Lightning platform.

$1.7M raised
Apr 2022
Nova Brasília, Brazil
Health Care

Perfect Race is a sports app.

$340K raised
Apr 2022
Oulu, Finland
Biotechnology

Finnadvance has developed microfluidic devices for in-vitro microvascular network generation.

$1.3M raised
Apr 2022
Hoting, Sweden
Manufacturing

Hoting Innovations offers an innovative production method, based on proprietary technology, for paper-based packaging.

$4.0M raised
Apr 2022
Philomath, United States
Health Care

Medical Device, Digital Health

$10.3M raised
Apr 2022
Oslo, Norway
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

NEC OncoImmunity AS is an artificial intelligence driven biotech company.

$4.8M raised
Apr 2022
São Paulo, Brazil
Automotive

Octa serves the circular economy and recycling of automobiles.

$1.7M raised
Apr 2022
Waltham, United States
EdTech

Popup School is an online educational platform for K12 students.

$168K raised
Apr 2022
London, United Kingdom
Finance

Porter Finance is the web’s fastest growing binary options trading platform.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2022
Paris, France
Agentic AI

Cobl helps sales close more deals by turning each client need into the exact asset that closes it.

$4.6M raised
Apr 2026
Mound City, United States
Automotive

Whipz is a new online Used Car Dealership.

$250K raised
Apr 2026
San Diego, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Xccelera provides data engineering, analytics, and AI services to help organizations manage and use data.

$129K raised
Apr 2026
London, United Kingdom
Agentic AI

Trent AI is an agentic AI safety platform that provides unnoticed, automatic protection for LLMs and AI processes.

$12.7M raised
Apr 2026
Covina, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Tasklet is an AI automation platform that uses agents to execute tasks and workflows across tools using simple natural language commands.

Apr 2026
Seattle, United States
Analytics

Golden Analytics develops an AI-native business intelligence platform that automates analytics workflows and surfaces insights.

$14.0M raised
Apr 2026
Oxford, United Kingdom
Biopharma

Fermtech provides equipment for precision fermentation companies to scale production processes.

$3.3M raised
Apr 2026
Calgary, Canada
Fertility

Flora is the first to provide individually owned insurance for fertility and women's health.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2026
Cottonwood, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI platform that transforms repetitive customer queries into intelligent, context-aware conversational support.

$500K raised
Apr 2026
Knoxville, United States
Apps

HeyDonto offers AI solutions for dental EHR integration, supporting systems like Dentrix and OpenDental.

$20.0M raised
Apr 2026
Atlanta, United States
Financial Services

Homegrown helps the best local businesses open up more locations by providing non-dilutive expansion capital without personal guarantees.

$419K raised
Apr 2026
Santa Monica, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Inner is an AI-Native workspace to organize your thoughts, be more creative, and accomplish your tasks faster.

$5.8M raised
Apr 2026
Sydney, Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Kimia is an AI platform provider for the chemicals industry to analyze company documents, product data, and institutional knowledge.

$7.0M raised
Apr 2026
San Bruno, United States
Food and Beverage

Laowai Noodles is a restaurant company that offers Asian cuisine food.

$675K raised
Apr 2026
Sofia, Bulgaria

nFuse.ai is an AI‑powered B2B sales platform for FMCG companies that acts as a “virtual sales agent”.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2026
New York, United States
Collectibles

Packz is a gamified collectibles platform that offers trading cards with fun animations and images.

$10.7M raised
Apr 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 24,429 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$4.7M
Funded Last 12 Months
16
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
2 companies
5.CRM
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
2 companies
2.Dublin
1 companies
3.Nova Brasília
1 companies
4.Oulu
1 companies
5.Hoting
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 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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