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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
$125.1M
Avg Funding
$5.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)7$53.0M
B2B2$9.0M
Finance2$13.1M
Consulting2$1.3M
Real Estate1$3.5M
Biotechnology1$2.0M
Animal Feed1$704K
Data Storage1$6.0M
Video Streaming1$1.3M
Advice1$5.3M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco5$19.1M
Fremont2$7.0M
London2$24.6M
New York2$12.3M
Boise1$3.5M
Tartu1$615K
Lisbon1$704K
Brentford1$1.0M
Berkeley1$12.5M
Istanbul1$1.3M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
San Francisco, United States
B2B

ZeroPath is a Computer and Network Security firm that discover and fix exploitable software vulnerabilities.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2025
Boise, United States
Real Estate

Landlord tech is a SaaS software provider of property tech focused to help property owners to manage their business.

$3.5M raised
Sep 2025
Fremont, United States
Biotechnology

Aarvik Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to engineering precision therapies for oncology targets.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2025
Tartu, Estonia
Finance

PropShopTrader is a Financial Services offering firm providing their platform for capital allocation, risk management and trading programs.

$615K raised
Sep 2025
Lisbon, Portugal
Animal Feed

Purrmi is a direct-to-consumer human-grade natural food for cats

$704K raised
Sep 2025
Brentford, United Kingdom
Consulting

Vignan offers AI powered IOT solutions in vertical segments home automation, industrial IOT, asset tracking, and fleet management.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2025
Berkeley, United States
Finance

Datawizz.ai is a software development firm offering a cutting edge GenAI data revolution platform.

$12.5M raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Paid is a business engine for AI agents.

$21.6M raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Stickerbox is a platform that allows users to create custom stickers through voice commands.

$7.0M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Consulting

We will elevate sustainable mobility with America's first electric flying ferry.

$320K raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom

Requesty enables developers to govern, route, and balance AI model requests through a unified gateway.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Data Storage

Belfort is specialising in technology that accelerates encrypted data processing.

$6.0M raised
Sep 2025
Fremont, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

MaxHome is an AI-native platform for real estate agents and brokerages.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Scorecard provides software for AI evaluation

$3.8M raised
Sep 2025
Istanbul, Turkey
Video Streaming

Blaze is real-time video infrastructure with instant payouts, delivering low-latency live streaming at global scale.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Alguna is a modern pricing, quoting and billing platform.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Sendai, Japan

Bionto is a biotech startup that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare through its groundbreaking bio-iontronics technology.

$404K raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Advice

Collaborative Capital Advisors is a financial service offering for that provides solutions for asset management and family offices.

$5.3M raised
Sep 2025
Singapore, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ForU AI operates as a real-world AI agent.

$2.5M raised
Sep 2025
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

revel8 stops GenAI social engineering with real-time, personalized simulations across email, SMS, voice & video deepfakes

$6.7M raised
Sep 2025
Menlo Park, United States

SolidCore is a company dedicated to making generative AI adoption safe, accountable, and scalable by providing technology, solutions.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Campbell, United States
Information Technology

Bastion blends the best of web2 and web3 technologies to broaden opportunities for organizations and their customers.

$14.6M raised
Sep 2025
Gothenburg, Sweden
Marine Technology

Cetasol is an innovative technology firm focusing on intelligent solutions for sustainability in marine sector.

$2.7M raised
Sep 2025
Munich, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Futurail develops the leading autonomy stack for self-driving trains.

$6.5M raised
Sep 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Radically better lightweight components through autonomous manufacturing

$5.0M raised
Sep 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
$5.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2.B2B
2 companies
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
5 companies
2.Fremont
2 companies
3.London
2 companies
4.New York
2 companies
5.Boise
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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