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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
$64.5M
Avg Funding
$2.6M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Advice2$7.3M
Automotive1Undisclosed
Food and Beverage1$1.5M
Apps1$3.2M
Enterprise1Undisclosed
Android1$4.0M
Data Center1Undisclosed
Energy1$4.1M
Artificial Intelligence (AI)1$6.2M
Bitcoin1$1.4M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London3$5.5M
Warren1Undisclosed
Berlin1$5.3M
El Cerrito1$1.5M
Linz1$3.2M
Hamburg1Undisclosed
Bath1Undisclosed
Uppsala1$4.1M
Austin1$6.2M
Stanford1$1.4M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Warren, United States
Automotive

CZAR-Power develops power electronics systems to support the deployment of smart grid technologies and EV charging infrastructure.

Apr 2022
Berlin, Germany
Advice

DFKP is a financial consulting firm that offers corporate loans, leasing, brokerage, financing, and business advisory services.

$5.3M raised
Apr 2022
El Cerrito, United States
Food and Beverage

Adda Veggie transforms fresh vegetables into healthy, satisfying meals.

$1.5M raised
Apr 2022
Linz, Austria
Apps

Empowering guitarists to become better musicians through holistic learning.

$3.2M raised
Apr 2022
Hamburg, Germany
Enterprise

Kubermatic empowers organizations worldwide to automate their Kubernetes and cloud native operations across multi-cloud, edge and on-prem.

Apr 2022
London, United Kingdom
Android

Lottielab is an animation editor for design and tech teams.

$4.0M raised
Apr 2022
Bath, United Kingdom
Data Center

Mystic is a provider of infrastructure-as-a-service for data engineers and software developers.

Apr 2022
Uppsala, Sweden
Energy

Peafowl Plasmonics has developed a transparent light harvesting cell suitable to make low-power devices self-powered.

$4.1M raised
Apr 2022
Austin, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Agentic AI test automation for enterprise apps, AI agents, and MCP developer workflows. End-to-End test automation platform.

$6.2M raised
Apr 2026
Stanford, United States
Bitcoin

Hinkal is an invisible wallet that enables composable privacy everywhere in DeFi. Your public wallet address never appears on-chain.

$1.4M raised
Apr 2024
Morgan, United States

Hope River Ranch provides comprehensive addiction treatment by combing outdoor activities, hobbies, and recreation.

$15.7M raised
Apr 2024
New York, United States
Internet

Seafair connects leading shipping companies with qualified seafarers across the world.

Apr 2024
Singapore, Singapore
Information Services

SuiPad is an IDO&INO platform, with selected projects, flexible whitelist, and fair level as the core positioning.

$1.6M raised
Apr 2023
London, United Kingdom
Advertising

The Attention Exchange is an advertising platform that helps advertisers to connect with consumers using real-time banking data.

$873K raised
Apr 2023
New Brunswick, United States
Advice

Vitalief provides clinical trial advisory and support services that are founded on a future-ready, flexible, and people-first culture.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Health Care

Anesthesia Labs is an early-stage company committed to developing medical devices.

$450K raised
Apr 2023
Atlanta, United States
Legal Tech

Dori develops and operates a financial platform that manages private market transactions.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2023
Wilmington, United States
Asset Management

Aptien is a relationship management and collaboration software designed to help businesses improve and simplify processes and leadership.

Apr 2023
Tallinn, Estonia
Customer Service

Elmo Remote is a state-of-the-art tool, enables to deliver vehicles directly to customers.

$2.9M raised
Apr 2023
Madrid, Spain
Cloud Security

Enthec Solutions offers products on security monitoring, DevSecOps, and cloud.

$1.0M raised
Apr 2023
Oxford, United Kingdom
Biopharma

HydRegen is a biotechnology company that provides sustainable solutions for chemical manufacturing.

$3.2M raised
Apr 2023
San Diego, United States
FinTech

Transforming B2B payments for the modern era

$3.0M raised
Apr 2022
Miami, United States
Blockchain

Tonic is a building a decentralized protocol for trading of any asset on NEAR and Aurora.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2022
London, United Kingdom
Consulting

Volunteero is a volunteer management platform that helps charities recruit, manage, and engage their volunteers in a more efficient way.

$629K raised
Apr 2022
Stockholm, Sweden
E-Commerce

WRLDS Creations offers IoT platform, Connected consumer goods, IoT as a service

$650K raised
Apr 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 24,429 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.6M
Funded Last 12 Months
1
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
3 companies
2.Warren
1 companies
3.Berlin
1 companies
4.El Cerrito
1 companies
5.Linz
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 advice 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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