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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
$72.9M
Avg Funding
$2.9M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4$25.3M
Health Care3$7.1M
Commercial2$5.0M
Apps2$7.3M
Fitness1$1.2M
Mining1$947K
Information Technology1$1.0M
Gamification1$4.0M
Clean Energy1$7.4M
Charging Infrastructure1Undisclosed

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Short Hills1$1.2M
Vancouver1$947K
Miami1$1.0M
Paris1$3.8M
Detroit1$1.0M
Boston1$4.0M
Menlo Park1$4.0M
Minneapolis1$1.5M
San Francisco1$3.5M
Neumünster1$7.4M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Short Hills, United States
Fitness

Vamos Racquets is a community-first racquets club that offers pickleball, paddle, wellness and fitness programs.

$1.2M raised
Sep 2025
Vancouver, Canada
Mining

Verdera Energy is specializing in the development of advanced uranium assets.

$947K raised
Sep 2025
Miami, United States
Health Care

Virtual Vision Health offers a virtual reality-based visual field testing device called Virtual Eye VRVF.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2025
Paris, France
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Temelion leverages AI to automate and simplify complex technical documentation and deliverables for building design engineers.

$3.8M raised
Sep 2025
Detroit, United States
Information Technology

Loretta Technologies simplifies the process of using technology for schools.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2025
Boston, United States
Gamification

Runesoul is a gamefi and social networking platform that focuses on graphic elements.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Menlo Park, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AAA C(H+A)RM (Autonomous AI Agents Launchpad & Layer3) is the first AI-first, agent-focused orchestration platform.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Minneapolis, United States
Commercial

Circularity2 is a mission to dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas impacts of hard-to-decarbonize industries.

$1.5M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Dev.fun is the curation and distribution layer for apps built with AI.

$3.5M raised
Sep 2025
Neumünster, Germany
Clean Energy

Flexibility-as-a-Service for Utilities and Grid Operators

$7.4M raised
Sep 2025
Montréal, Canada
Commercial

FeX Energy is a pre-commercial startup focused on developing renewable energy storage solutions.

$3.5M raised
Sep 2025
Fremont, United States
Health Care

At-Home Care Platform

$2.4M raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Merciv is a technology company that combines AI and human insight to help businesses observe and act upon relevant signals in their data.

$14.0M raised
Sep 2025
Leinfelden-echterdingen, Germany
Charging Infrastructure

chargeIQ provides a B2B-SaaS-solution for the niche of the mass market.

Sep 2024
Brisbane, Australia
Renewable Energy

Solaris AI develops SaaS operations and maintenance system designed for solar farms and large-scale photovoltaic installations.

$2.1M raised
Sep 2023
Houston, United States

Environmental Services - Focus on Detecting and Mapping Marine Infrastructure

$1.4M raised
Sep 2023
Tigard, United States
Manufacturing

Studson is a protective head gear manufacturing company that offers vented and non-vented helmets for outdoor sports.

$2.5M raised
Sep 2023
Phoenix, United States
Law Enforcement

Aiken Farrell Kroloff is a law firm.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2023
San Antonio, United States
Health Care

Zoo Pharma Dynamics is a pharmacognosy research and development company that offers animal healthcare products.

$3.7M raised
Sep 2023
Louisiana, United States
Apps

Elevating Clinical Nutrition to Drive Results. Improve patient outcomes — and your bottom line — with clinician-driven technology.

Sep 2023
Spokane, United States
Real Estate Investment

REtokens is the Future of Real Estate Investment.

$905K raised
Sep 2023
Hamburg, Germany
Recycling

Building the leading reverse logistics platform to accelerate the world’s transition to a circular future.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2023
Reykjavík, Iceland
Sports

We help clubs, coaches, parents, and ultimately the players to better harness the life developing in sports.

$3.7M raised
Sep 2022
Biarritz, France
Apps

Ternoa offers Blockchain technology to transfer data securely, anonymously, and without alienation nor intermediaries.

$7.3M raised
Sep 2022
Birmingham, United States
Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, Nanomaterials

$535K raised
Sep 2022
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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
$2.9M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.Short Hills
1 companies
2.Vancouver
1 companies
3.Miami
1 companies
4.Paris
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 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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