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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
$32.0M
Avg Funding
$1.3M
Global Reach
3
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)14$11.5M
Analytics2$4.5M
Enterprise Software1$1.3M
Biotechnology1Undisclosed
B2B1Undisclosed
Bookkeeping and Payroll1$500K
Manufacturing1$4.1M
Robotics1$4.8M
Health Care1$2.3M
Aerospace1Undisclosed

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco15$7.0M
New York2$7.5M
Milford1$1.3M
Delaware1$500K
Detroit1$500K
London1Undisclosed
Pasadena1$4.0M
La Jolla1$4.1M
Oxford1$4.8M
Paris1$2.3M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Skillsync offers a web platform that analyzes open source work to identify engineers, map technical skills, and support recruiting.

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

Synthetic Sciences builds AI agents that automate research workflows, from literature review to experiments and papers.

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

Wideframe offers AI software that analyzes video footage, enables semantic search, and generates edit-ready sequences for creative agencies.

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

Zatanna develops AI-powered front office assistant to streamline administrative tasks in healthcare and improve patient experience.

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

Maven is a fintech platform enabling AI voice agents to securely process payments over phone calls with a single API.

$500K raised
Mar 2026
Milford, United States
Enterprise Software

PulseLedger develops AI-based financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses.

$1.3M raised
Mar 2026
Delaware, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sila is an agentic workplace messaging and collaboration platform that enables teams and AI agents to communicate, and automate tasks.

$500K raised
Mar 2026
Detroit, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AutoSitu builds Co-ordinated AI agents to provide expert-level guidance and catch issues for real estate development.

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

Syntropy offers software that uses AI agents to plan, generate, test, and submit code changes for software development projects.

Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Payna builds regulatory compliance automation software for managing licensing and reporting requirements in regulated industries.

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

Protent is an AI platform that provides video intelligence for real time threat detection and proactive security operations.

Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Q2q offers a platform that researches markets, builds prospect lists, and runs multi-channel outreach with integrated tracking.

$500K raised
Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Biotechnology

Origin is a biotech company that creates patient-derived cancer single-cell dataset for licensing to pharmaceutical and AI companies.

Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

InventoryQuant is an AI platform that converts audio and video inventory data into structured, itemized reports for insurance workflows.

Mar 2026
London, United Kingdom
B2B

SaaS marketplace, clean room technology, full transparency, privacy and data compliance at scale

Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Martini is a median entertainment company that offers an AI-based filmmaking platform for generating and editing video content.

Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Bookkeeping and Payroll

Grade is a platform that manages performance-based payouts, invoices, and global payments for freelancers and contractors.

$500K raised
Mar 2026
Pasadena, United States
Analytics

Triangle Health is a software company that uses artificial intelligence to analyze medical documents.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2026
La Jolla, United States
Manufacturing

Virchow Medical is a manufacturer and supplier of biopsy catchment devices.

$4.1M raised
Mar 2026
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Moda is an AI-powered content creation platform designed to scale branded asset production across go-to-market teams.

$7.5M raised
Mar 2026
Oxford, United Kingdom
Robotics

Software for mobile robots

$4.8M raised
Mar 2026
Paris, France
Health Care

Mindday provides programs, activities, content and tools as well as certified professionals.

$2.3M raised
Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Aerospace

Daivin is an oxygen-generating equipment manufacturing company which helps humans breathe underwater without oxygen tanks.

Mar 2026
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Beacon Health offers an AI agents that automate risk adjustment, patient calls, and scheduling within EHR systems.

Mar 2026
San Francisco, United States
Agentic AI

Agentic Commerce Infrastructure

$3.0M raised
Mar 2026
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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
$1.3M
Funded Last 12 Months
25
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
1 companies
1 companies
5.B2B
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
15 companies
2.New York
2 companies
3.Milford
1 companies
4.Delaware
1 companies
5.Detroit
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.

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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