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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
$33.6M
Avg Funding
$1.3M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)11$19.0M
Big Data2$300K
Information Technology2$542K
Events1$475K
Indoor Positioning1$100K
Advertising1Undisclosed
Architecture1$1.3M
B2B1$3.4M
Fraud Detection1$500K
Art1$650K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco5$12.1M
London3$6.4M
Mexico City2$4.5M
Ciudad De Panamá1$400K
Wailuku1$250K
Luzern1Undisclosed
Princeton1$1.8M
Nashville1Undisclosed
Hamburg1Undisclosed
Tampa1$1.0M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Ciudad De Panamá, Panama
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

An integrated AI SaaS platform that simplifies HR, engages employees, and helps the workforce thrive

$400K raised
Mar 2025
Wailuku, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Hardware-signed environmental data infrastructure. Sensor readings verified at the edge, anchored on-chain.

$250K raised
Mar 2025
Mexico City, Mexico
Events

All-in-one SaaS for activity-based businesses to manage bookings, payments, memberships, and POS

$475K raised
Mar 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

$500K raised
Mar 2025
London, United Kingdom

Autonomous Email Security with AI Agents

$5.0M raised
Mar 2025
London, United Kingdom
Indoor Positioning

PoiLabs is the inclusive indoor positioning platform for smart buildings. Provides "blue dot" positioning, navigation and anayltics.

$100K raised
Mar 2025
Luzern, Switzerland
Advertising

A Web3 and AI powered data relationship platform

Mar 2025
London, United Kingdom
Architecture

reFIT provides autonomous wellness solutions for offices, transforming spaces into health hubs with tailored fitness programs.

$1.3M raised
Mar 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Reps is Enterprise AI for Execution Readiness.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2025
Princeton, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sensetics develops tactile sensing and haptic technologies that enable the digital capture and reproduction of touch.

$1.8M raised
Mar 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Solo builds an AI-native backend for Sybil resistance through preserving biometric verification to establish a one-person, one-account rule.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2025
Nashville, United States
Big Data

TIKI is a zero-party data monetization platform.

Mar 2025
Mexico City, Mexico
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

All in one spend control solution

$4.0M raised
Mar 2025
Hamburg, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

WARGdrones creates automated drone solutions, aided by artificial intelligence, to address complex tasks like explosive ordnance disposal.

Mar 2025
Tampa, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

XUNA AI enables companies to deploy conversational voice and SMS agents for automation, decision support, and customer engagement.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2025
San Salvador, El Salvador
B2B

boxful provides a multicarrier shipping platform, ultra-fast fulfilment and the first open smart locker network in Central America.

$3.4M raised
Mar 2024
Singapore, Singapore

On a mission to redefine aging Breaking the Stigma around incontinence. We look better, feel better and work better!

$372K raised
Mar 2024
San Francisco, United States
Fraud Detection

Alacrity is a company that assists businesses in preventing account takeovers by offering a range of multi-factor authentication tools.

$500K raised
Mar 2024
Kraków, Poland
Big Data

Adalytica is a financial data platform delivering real-time AI-powered market signal intelligence through its core product, AlphaPulse.

$300K raised
Mar 2024
La Jolla, United States
Information Technology

Astrileux designs advanced engineering technologies that enable high volume manufacturing of next generation integrated circuits (IC) chips.

Mar 2024
San Marcos, United States
Art

Authentify Art builds the infrastructure for identifying, tracking, and monitoring art and luxury assets

$650K raised
Mar 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rosetic enables engineers and software teams to generate production-grade software with greater speed and predictability.

$8.1M raised
Mar 2024
Pantin, France
Information Technology

Cartage is a carpooling insurance platform.

$542K raised
Mar 2024
Berlin, Germany
Construction

CATHAGO is a ConTech startup which increases efficiency in construction procurement with a cloud SaaS solution.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2024
Winterthur, Switzerland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

CoatingAI is an automation company that provides automation algorithms for coating lines based on long-standing multiphysics research.

Mar 2024
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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
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
5 companies
2.London
3 companies
3.Mexico City
2 companies
4.Ciudad De Panamá
1 companies
5.Wailuku
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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