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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
$97.4M
Avg Funding
$3.9M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)8$55.5M
Analytics2$3.1M
Biopharma2$2.5M
Software1$5.0M
Construction1$3.0M
Drones1$750K
Advanced Materials1$4.6M
Biotechnology1$5.0M
Health Care1$500K
CleanTech1$1.2M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco4$29.1M
New York2$8.0M
Stockholm2$20.0M
Buchs1$1.4M
Berlin1$5.4M
Brooklyn1$3.0M
Lausanne1$1.7M
Tulsa1$750K
Udine1$4.6M
Stanford1$2.8M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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New York, United States
Software

AI coworkers that unlock hidden growth in customer conversations. Built for b2c sales, marketing, and compliance teams.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2025
Buchs, Switzerland
Analytics

The operating system for data science.

$1.4M raised
Mar 2025
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ai|coustics is pioneering innovative audio algorithms based on AI and Deep Learning models.

$5.4M raised
Mar 2025
Brooklyn, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Kay.ai operates as an AI workforce for insurance operations.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2025
New York, United States
Construction

Terial is a SaaS company that offers a software for commercial roofing contractors to automate business operations.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2025
Lausanne, Switzerland
Analytics

WECHEER is an enterprise SaaS CRM that helps CPG brands boost sales by controlling & incentivizing their route to market in 14 countries.

$1.7M raised
Mar 2025
Tulsa, United States
Drones

AirWise Solutions designs and manufactures drones.

$750K raised
Mar 2025
Udine, Italy
Advanced Materials

DMAT develops highly-advanced concrete formulas that increase durability and reduce carbon emissions.

$4.6M raised
Mar 2025
Stanford, United States

Kollegio is an AI-driven platform for college applications.

$2.8M raised
Mar 2025
Boston, United States
Biopharma

NeuroNOS is a company focused on developing innovative treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurological conditions.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2025
Shekef, Israel
Biotechnology

Solving global food and nutrition challenges by unleashing the true potential of microalgae.

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

Make Websites Accessible for Agents

$17.0M raised
Mar 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

T-robotics is a robot software company that uses the inference power to detect and execute tasks based on natural language commands

$575K raised
Mar 2025
Cleveland, United States
Health Care

Asclepii is a medical device company that focuses on supporting healthcare professionals with regenerative medicine for wound healing.

$500K raised
Mar 2025
Dover, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Clarifeye is a software development company that offers an augmented reality-based surgical navigation tool.

$3.7M raised
Mar 2025
Lugano, Switzerland
CleanTech

Gaia Turbine creates a plug-and-play hydroelectric microturbine that is perfect for aqueducts and the smallest necessary outflows.

$1.2M raised
Mar 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Architecture

IntuiCell develops a fundamentally new recursive computing architecture and associated technology platform.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2025
Gebze, Turkey

Pioneer in AI Travel Technologies

$200K raised
Mar 2025
Montgomery, United States
Biopharma

Foment Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing non-viral, off-the-shelf, gene based products.

$543K raised
Mar 2025
Szczecin, Poland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A neurolearning platform that individualizes the teaching process of science subjects.

$900K raised
Mar 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rerun builds open source visualization infrastructure for computer vision and robotics.

$17.0M raised
Mar 2025
Oxford, United Kingdom
Mining

Seloxium is innovative research that makes it possible to extract necessary metals in an environmentally friendly manner.

$6.0M raised
Mar 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Tera AI is creating a software-only, platform-agnostic spatial reasoning AI that will allow any robot to use its camera to navigate.

$8.0M raised
Mar 2025
Cologne, Germany
Cloud Computing

mogenius is a Kubernetes Operations Platform that helps teams to deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes easily.

$546K raised
Mar 2025
San Francisco, United States
Finance

Stable Sea provides seamless, compliant, cost-effective stablecoin offramping solutions.

$3.5M raised
Mar 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
$3.9M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
4 companies
2.New York
2 companies
3.Stockholm
2 companies
4.Buchs
1 companies
5.Berlin
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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