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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
$143.4M
Avg Funding
$5.7M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)7$37.8M
Automotive1$325K
Digital Entertainment1$500K
Mobile Apps1$11.6M
B2B1$1.6M
Bioinformatics1$3.5M
Developer Tools1$4.3M
Analytics1$2.9M
Biotechnology1$25.0M
Apps1$1.2M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco8$63.0M
Seattle2$7.2M
Tokyo2$1.5M
Austin2$21.5M
Kanagawa1$325K
Melbourne1$3.3M
Paris1$11.6M
New York1$3.5M
Brooklyn1$4.3M
Berlin1$2.9M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Kanagawa, Japan
Automotive

Carstay is a camper car sharing service vehicle manufacturing company.

$325K raised
Oct 2025
Seattle, United States
Digital Entertainment

Lunacy Games makes PC and Console games that celebrate connection, collaboration, and creativity.

$500K raised
Oct 2025
Melbourne, Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

SecurePII is a cloud-native compliance platform that secures payments and personal data collection over the phone.

$3.3M raised
Oct 2025
Paris, France
Mobile Apps

he Mobile-First Company focuses on developing, expanding, and upgrading mobile apps to simplify your workflow.

$11.6M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Prompting Company analyzes and creates AI-optimized content for products to gain visibility in AI-generated answers.

$6.5M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Channel99 provides a platform for B2B performance marketing.

$1.6M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Examen is an AI platform transforming CRE data into instant portfolio insights and automated property reports.

$3.9M raised
Oct 2025
New York, United States
Bioinformatics

Enabling Safer Gene Editing

$3.5M raised
Oct 2025
Brooklyn, United States
Developer Tools

Number 0 is a deep-tech platform that builds distributed networks to use fewer resources to perform the same task.

$4.3M raised
Oct 2025
Berlin, Germany
Analytics

Scavenger allows decision-makers to take the best decision possible by transforming raw data into actionable insights within seconds.

$2.9M raised
Oct 2025
Seattle, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

TestSprite delivers an AI-driven software testing platform designed to automate the generation, execution, and maintenance of tests.

$6.7M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
Biotechnology

Indomo is a clinical-stage firm that aims to improve access to quality healthcare through novel device-enabled treatments.

$25.0M raised
Oct 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Apps

RePlayce is an IT company that offers app and educational materials development, and online school services for students.

$1.2M raised
Oct 2025
Austin, United States
Communities

Sweatpals is a fitness experience marketplace and is pioneering what it coined as the 'Daylife' movement.

$12.0M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States

Agentic AI for Law Firms

$9.0M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Wild Moose is an AI SRE platform allowing engineering teams to resolve production issues faster.

$7.0M raised
Oct 2025
Miami, United States
Developer APIs

AccessGrid is an API platform that uses MIFARE technology to issue NFC credentials for mobile devices.

$4.4M raised
Oct 2025
Austin, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Redefining AI security with locally deployed, explainable, and auditable Small Language Models.

$9.5M raised
Oct 2025
Palo Alto, United States
3D Technology

Spacial AI turns your 2D plans into stamped structural and MEP permit sets in days using AI plus licensed engineer review.

$10.0M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
FinTech

Standard Economics is a fintech startup that creates a payments and USD-stablecoin platform to assist unbanked and underbanked people.

$9.0M raised
Oct 2025
New City, United States

Ornn is developing the financial infrastructure and price discovery layer for a compute-intensive AI economy.

$5.7M raised
Oct 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Aerospace

Cataris is an AI platform analyzing patents, research, and market data to find new uses for materials based on their properties.

$329K raised
Oct 2025
Montréal, Canada
E-Learning

FrontlineIQ implements AI structured goal-setting, behavioral intelligence, and real-time insights to improve team sales performance.

$3.3M raised
Oct 2025
San Francisco, United States
Intellectual Property

iPNOTE is a vertical AI paralegal that helps enterprises automate the annoying ping pong with patent attorneys, reducing costs by up to 30%.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2025
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Legal Mind is a company that is building an artificial intelligence platform for lawyers and attorneys.

$874K raised
Oct 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 24,429 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$5.7M
Funded Last 12 Months
25
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
1 companies
5.B2B
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
8 companies
2.Seattle
2 companies
3.Tokyo
2 companies
4.Austin
2 companies
5.Kanagawa
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.

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