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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
$52.0M
Avg Funding
$2.1M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco3$8.5M
New York3$2.8M
Melbourne3$563K
London3$7.3M
Merced1$339K
Hong Kong1$2.0M
Berlin1Undisclosed
Cologne1$4.0M
Madrid1$1.1M
Houston1$3.1M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Merced, United States
Machinery Manufacturing

Caris is a waste management company that develops near-zero emission, plastic burning generator.

$339K raised
May 2026
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Marketing measurement and forecasting for fast-growing businesses.

$6.0M raised
May 2025
New York, United States
Cryptocurrency

Den develops an online platform to get multi-signature transactions signed fast.

May 2025
New York, United States
Film Production

FilmUp is a B2B enterprise solution software that automates staffing, management, and payments for film production companies and studios.

$300K raised
May 2025
San Francisco, United States
Electronic Design Automation (EDA)

Rapid semiconductor manufacturing

$2.2M raised
May 2025
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Healify is a mobile application that utilizes artificial intelligence to provide users with personalized health insights.

$2.0M raised
May 2025
Berlin, Germany
Food and Beverage

Wholey focuses in particular on breakfast bowls and toppings.

May 2025
Cologne, Germany
Generative AI

SaaS, AI, PaaS, AIaaS

$4.0M raised
May 2025
Madrid, Spain
Environmental Consulting

CAPTOPLASTIC is a knowledge-based company that removes microplastics from aqueous media.

$1.1M raised
May 2025
Houston, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Unlimited.ai is an AI-powered investment platform that unifies portfolio data and delivers insights for private market management.

$3.1M raised
May 2025
Sherwood Park, Canada
Cyber Security

The Educational Cybersecurity learning platform that actually works

$350K raised
May 2025
Istanbul, Turkey
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Orion Twin provides AI-powered solutions for fashion production without the need for physical photoshoots or hiring models.

$300K raised
May 2025
Melbourne, Australia
Finance

AdviseWell simplifies financial advising with AI-powered workflow automation, compliance support, and efficiency tools.

$100K raised
May 2025
Melbourne, Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

PaperLab is an AI research assistant that streamlines academic work with insights, collaboration tools, and citation management.

$144K raised
May 2025
London, Canada
Service Industry

1StopLaundry is dubbed as the "Uber for Laundry" for giving consumers across North America a digital way to have their laundry cleaned.

$199K raised
May 2025
Irvine, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ecco is an AI-powered streaming content discovery app.

$7.0M raised
May 2025
Menlo Park, United States
Logistics

Numeo is a dispatcher co-pilot for logistics industry

$2.7M raised
May 2025
London, United Kingdom
E-Commerce

Clicks Technology manufactures smartphones and accessories, enhancing mobile productivity.

$4.5M raised
May 2025
Melbourne, Australia
Marketing

A marketing and venture services company guided by a deep understanding of human behaviour.

$319K raised
May 2025
Helsinki, Finland
Digital Media

Blok, a Digital real estate agent and one of Finland's biggest startup sensations.

$7.5M raised
May 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Letly provides landlords with guaranteed rental income built on AI-native operations.

$2.6M raised
May 2025
San Francisco, United States

Your local AI agent that sells your home for you. Commission free.

$300K raised
May 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

WiseBee is an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that helps teams detect, prioritize, and fix risks - automatically and in real time.

$2.5M raised
May 2025
Paris, France
Cloud Data Services

Open-source backup and restore platform

$3.0M raised
May 2025
Miami Beach, United States
Accounting

Tesote is the leading financial automation platform in Latin America.

$1.5M 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
$2.1M
Funded Last 12 Months
1
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
3 companies
2.New York
3 companies
3.Melbourne
3 companies
4.London
3 companies
5.Merced
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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