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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 33,319 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: August 2026
Total Companies
33,319
Total Funding
$37.0M
Avg Funding
$1.5M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)5$11.4M
Biotechnology3$1.3M
AgTech2$7.1M
Cloud Computing1$500K
Advanced Materials1$2.0M
CivicTech1$5.8M
Health Care1$750K
Fitness1Undisclosed
Bitcoin1Undisclosed
Manufacturing1$920K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco3$3.2M
Paris3$10.1M
Chicago2$750K
London2$647K
Newton1$300K
Singapore1$5.0M
Espoo1$1.2M
Austin1$2.0M
Mountain View1$400K
Bochum1$2.3M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Newton, United States
Biotechnology

CardioNexa is a company that offer technology related products and services for the health industry.

$300K raised
Mar 2026
Singapore, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ARO Network provides a decentralized edge platform that enables AI agents to operate on local devices and residential resources.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Cloud Computing

ProjectX provides cloud-based software solutions that support digital transformation and data management for enterprises.

$500K raised
Mar 2026
Espoo, Finland

Tactical Metasurface Antenna Solution for Defence. Ultralight Antennas for Satellites.

$1.2M raised
Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fenrock offers an AI agent to automate financial crime compliance tasks for banks and fintechs.

Mar 2026
Austin, United States
Advanced Materials

Supra Elemental Recovery develops a platform to recover critical minerals such as gallium and scandium from industrial waste streams.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2026
Paris, France
CivicTech

SCorp-io provides SCADA and IoT solutions for civil infrastructure with monitoring, control, analytics, and integration services.

$5.8M raised
Mar 2026
Chicago, United States
Health Care

Catch Bio maps risk factors for every major cancer and builds an optimal screening protocol and personalized action plan.

$750K raised
Mar 2026
Mountain View, United States
Biotechnology

Swaza creates a nanofluid breathing aid for respiratory distress and acute oxygen loss.

$400K raised
Mar 2026
London, United Kingdom
Fitness

Heim Health is a healthcare firm using technology to deliver scalable, community-based solutions.

Mar 2026
Chicago, United States
Bitcoin

Hamilton Labs scales the dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDh.

Mar 2026
Bochum, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI-native inspection software for industrial asset integrity & Non-Destructive Testing

$2.3M raised
Mar 2026
Paris, France
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fairglow is an environmental management platform that offers life cycle assessment, carbon accounting, and eco-design tools using AI.

$3.4M raised
Mar 2026
Osnabrück, Germany
AgTech

Nature Robots develops modular autonomy software and hardware for AI-powered, GNSS-independent autonomous farming in complex environments.

$4.6M raised
Mar 2026
Philadelphia, United States
Biotechnology

BioLattice addresses the need for tissue healing solutions.

$575K raised
Mar 2026
Saffig, Germany
Manufacturing

Capsule Corporation develops and commercializes WaterCube, a water-based propulsion system for CubeSats

$920K raised
Mar 2026
Burlingame, United States
Agentic AI

Askmee is the holding company for PepperMill AI

$705K raised
Mar 2026
Palo Alto, United States

Generative AI and SAAS company

$300K raised
Mar 2025
Washington, United States
Business Process Automation (BPA)

doFlo is a cloud-based workflow editor that enables users to link various AI tools through a drag-and-drop, no-code interface.

Mar 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Praktiki is the AI-powered platform scaling specialist expertise to every clinician.

$647K raised
Mar 2025
Vitória, Brazil
Bakery

Bakery Tech is an information technology company that provides technology solutions to the bakery industry.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2023
Paris, France
Gaming

Boilr operates and provides an online platform that helps with sourcing game developers and creators.

$927K raised
Mar 2023
São Paulo, Brazil
AgTech

Aravita uses artificial intelligence to solve one of the major challenges of the food industry waste.

$2.5M raised
Mar 2023
San Francisco, United States
Electric Vehicle

Make ebike ownership easy.

$2.7M raised
Mar 2023
Madrid, Spain
Food and Beverage

Gloop manufactures edible and 100% sustainable cutlery by providing environment friendly alternative for single-use plastic.

$436K raised
Mar 2023
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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 33,319 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$1.5M
Funded Last 12 Months
17
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
3 companies
2.Paris
3 companies
3.Chicago
2 companies
4.London
2 companies
5.Newton
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 33,319 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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