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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 33,142 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: July 2026
Total Companies
33,142
Total Funding
$86.3M
Avg Funding
$3.5M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)9$27.3M
FinTech1$11.7M
Hardware1$2.0M
CRM1Undisclosed
Automotive1$250K
Cloud Computing1$4.0M
Apparel1$400K
AgTech1$566K
Environmental Engineering1$687K
Agentic AI1$3.8M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco2$3.8M
London2$7.2M
Seattle2$12.5M
San Jose2$6.9M
Curitiba1$378K
Berlin1$11.7M
Kecskemét1$2.0M
Miami1$250K
Overland Park1$4.0M
Baltimore1$400K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Curitiba, Brazil
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

SaaS, CLM, artificial intelligence, e-signature, contract management, contract analytics, data extraction

$378K raised
Sep 2021
Berlin, Germany
FinTech

Numi is a fintech with a model of "buy now, play later" for corporate customers.

$11.7M raised
Sep 2021
Kecskemét, Hungary
Hardware

Evotrex Zrt is an indoor tracking instrument designed to provide indoor localization technology.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2021
San Francisco, United States
CRM

AI: AgentLess or AgentLed, FlowEQ streamlines agent behavior, optimizing customer experience

Sep 2021
Miami, United States
Automotive

Shop Smart Autos is an online portal for selling and buying pre-owned and brand-new vehicles.

$250K raised
Sep 2021
Overland Park, United States
Cloud Computing

CloudSaver unlocks the value of the cloud through innovative software and consulting solutions.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2021
Baltimore, United States
Apparel

Fearless Sports is a local apparel company.

$400K raised
Sep 2021
Metairie, United States
AgTech

AgTech data SaaS model for on-site digital farming tools maximizing farmer profits

$566K raised
Sep 2021
London, United Kingdom
Environmental Engineering

Unlocking investment opportunities to protect and restore nature

$687K raised
Sep 2021
Edmond, United States

Towers 1810 Main Syndication is a company.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2021
Dover, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rulebase offers an AI-driven platform designed to automate quality assurance and compliance monitoring across customer interactions.

Sep 2025
Austin, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Eve Security identifies anomalies, assesses risk, clusters requests, interrogates AI agents and acts as a security analyst to take action.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Agentic AI

Pickaxe is an AI platform that offers AI agents, data integration, model management, and workflow automation tools to consultancies

$3.8M raised
Sep 2025
Venice, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Senpi is an on-chain AI assistant that acts as a mentor, advisor, and companion for crypto users exploring on-chain markets.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Springfield, United States
Health Care

RevOpsis Therapeutics employs the Surrobody platform to tackle vision loss and target diverse eye conditions with potential therapeutics.

Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Covecta completes mission critical activities through AI agents and workflows for Front, Middle and Back Office Teams.

$6.5M raised
Sep 2025
Seattle, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ethosphere, a new Seattle startup building voice AI for retail operation

$2.5M raised
Sep 2025
Madrid, Spain
Business Development

Cofrai develops business maintenance and service platform designed to streamline business operations for maintenance service providers.

$2.4M raised
Sep 2025
Dortmund, Germany
Biopharma

KyDo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops novel covalent-allosteric small molecule inhibitors.

$5.3M raised
Sep 2025
San Jose, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Phota Labs is a developer of personalized AI photography tools preserving identity and memories.

$5.6M raised
Sep 2025
Houston, United States
Consumer Goods

Curated For You is an e-Commerce platform that offers customer intelligence for online businesses.

$8.3M raised
Sep 2025
San Jose, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

CoreThink is an AI platform that offers capable AI systems to access, control and customise solutions across enterprise workflows.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2025
Seattle, United States

Synthesize Bio uses AI to reduce data collection and analysis for a fraction of the cost in time, personnel, and materials.

$10.0M raised
Sep 2025
Chicago, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Autonomous warehouse monitoring platform enabled by computer vision and AI to automate quality control in logistics

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Carlsbad, United States
Charity

A fundraising platform company based in Carlsbad, California.

$8.0M 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 33,142 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$3.5M
Funded Last 12 Months
15
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
1 companies
4.CRM
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
2 companies
2.London
2 companies
3.Seattle
2 companies
4.San Jose
2 companies
5.Curitiba
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 33,142 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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