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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
$114.7M
Avg Funding
$4.6M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco5$23.2M
Singapore2$5.9M
Dallas1$400K
Chicago1Undisclosed
Hawthorn1$10.0M
Bucharest1$5.5M
Bristol1$33.8M
Salt Lake City1$3.0M
Charlotte1$10.0M
San Jose1$1.0M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Dallas, United States
Aerospace

Development of Advanced Propulsion Systems

$400K raised
May 2022
Chicago, United States
Cryptocurrency

Pink Swan Trading is a cryptocurrency data studio.

May 2022
Singapore, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Hacktron autonomously reviews code, finds vulnerabilities, and writes exploits.

$2.9M raised
May 2026
Hawthorn, Australia
Health Care

NinaMED is a healthcare and medical solutions company associated with medical services and technology-enabled healthcare solutions.

$10.0M raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Business Process Automation (BPA)

Saile is an AI-enabled healthcare staffing marketplace connecting doctors and advanced practice providers with clinical &non-clinical gigs.

$2.2M raised
May 2026
Bucharest, Romania
Compliance

DesignVerse is an AI platform that develops enterprise software using company documentation and internal rules.

$5.5M raised
May 2026
Bristol, United Kingdom
Information Technology

Rowden Technologies is an independent digital systems integrator that solves complex government problems with advanced solutions.

$33.8M raised
May 2026
Salt Lake City, United States
Network Security

Cimento simulates real threats, analyzes employee behavior, and adapts training in real time

$3.0M raised
May 2026
Charlotte, United States
Information Technology

HINT Home Intelligence is an AI‑powered home‑management platform that acts as a centralized living manual for homeowners.

$10.0M raised
May 2026
San Jose, United States
Analytics

mQOL provides a digital platform for real-time collection and analysis of patient-reported outcomes and quality of life data.

$1.0M raised
May 2026
Kadikoy, Turkey
Financial Services

Paydas is a prop-fintech startup enabling individuals to invest digitally in income and appreciation of selected global real estate.

$1.3M raised
May 2026
Chickasha, United States
Consumer Electronics

Designing RTOS smart-watches made for customizing and filling your technical needs

$650K raised
May 2026
Irvine, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Korso manages supplier communication, quoting, purchase orders, document processing, and analytics for manufacturing operations.

$500K raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Privacy-guaranteed synthetic data for training AI models

$4.0M raised
May 2026
Brescia, Italy

Recruiting platform for skilled blue collars

$1.6M raised
May 2026
Charlottesville, United States
Analytics

Avant Genomics is a biotechnology company that develops automated laboratory solutions for genomic and cancer research.

$3.0M raised
May 2026
Corvallis, United States
Advanced Materials

Phosio Corporation creates materials used to deposit metal oxides at low temperatures.

$4.0M raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Champ is your AI operations teammate that automates SOP-driven work across browsers, documents, and internal systems.

$8.5M raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Origin Lab provides rights-cleared multimodal datasets, 3D environments, and custom AI training services for reasoning and AI models.

$8.0M raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Surtr Defense Systems is a developer of AI-powered software layer that combine different drone technologies into one command system.

$500K raised
May 2026
Cambridge, United States
Health Care

Violet Therapeutics is a pre-clinical stage company leveraging first-in-class platforms to identify, map, and mine the cellular connectome.

$4.8M raised
May 2026
Singapore, Singapore
Real Estate

Rently is a digital platform for buying, selling, and managing properties.

$3.0M raised
May 2025
Knivsta, Sweden
Energy

Lignin Industries is a renewable resource company that provides products from the pulping industry.

$4.4M raised
May 2025
Molina, Chile
Food and Beverage

FoodTech dedicated to reducing fruit waste through sustainable technologies

$130K raised
May 2025
Los Angeles, United States
Information Technology

Metaverse Rights focuses to ensure that the property owners in their network are always kept up to date on the latest legal issues.

$1.6M raised
May 2025
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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
$4.6M
Funded Last 12 Months
19
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
5 companies
2.Singapore
2 companies
3.Dallas
1 companies
4.Chicago
1 companies
5.Hawthorn
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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