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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
$93.4M
Avg Funding
$3.7M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4$14.8M
Analytics3$13.3M
Apps2$8.4M
Credit1$2.0M
Operating Systems1$2.7M
Computer1$191K
Advanced Materials1$8.7M
Bitcoin1$119K
Health Care1$490K
Biotechnology1$2.5M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco2$9.9M
Dover2$7.3M
Dubai1$2.0M
Elk Grove1$2.7M
El Segundo1$250K
Falmouth1$191K
Luxembourg1$8.7M
London1$1.0M
Brescia1$119K
Austin1$490K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Credit

omnispay provides a digital finance platform for payment collection, supplier payouts, and working capital management.

$2.0M raised
Feb 2026
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Orange Slice provides an AI-driven sales intelligence platform that identifies buying intent through online signals.

$5.3M raised
Feb 2026
Elk Grove, United States
Operating Systems

Sortie is a SaaS company that develops software to facilitate point to point operations between remote areas.

$2.7M raised
Feb 2026
El Segundo, United States

An AI content generation platform built to create high-quality marketing copy and articles instantly.

$250K raised
Feb 2026
Falmouth, United Kingdom
Computer

Trueplayers is a computer game development company that specializes in mobile games.

$191K raised
Feb 2026
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Advanced Materials

Uplift360 develops chemical regeneration and recycling technologies to recover and reuse high-performance industrial materials.

$8.7M raised
Feb 2026
London, United Kingdom
Analytics

The fastest all-in-one data tool yet

$1.0M raised
Feb 2026
Brescia, Italy
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Software company

$119K raised
Feb 2025
Austin, United States
Health Care

Chillshark offers cold plunge chiller designed to transform any bathtub into a cold plunge.

$490K raised
Feb 2025
Grenoble, France
Apps

CountAct offers a platform for real-time management of health and safety emergencies.

$1.4M raised
Feb 2025
São Paulo, Brazil
Biotechnology

Cycles nutrition development trade and distribution of food supplements ltda

$2.5M raised
Feb 2025
Marlborough, United States
AgTech

Edacious is a Public Benefit Corporation that develops a radical transparency-based food verification system.

$8.1M raised
Feb 2025
Dover, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI dev team that builds full-stack apps from natural language prompts

$290K raised
Feb 2025
Columbus, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The AI Platform for Small Business

$750K raised
Feb 2025
Vienna, Austria
Data Management

Podero manages the global electric gadgets in order to create a future with clean, abundant energy.

$5.7M raised
Feb 2025
Huxley, United States

Republic is a limited liability company.

$400K raised
Feb 2025
Salem, United States
Advertising

Strolid is a marketing company that provides process optimization and communication services for automotive dealers.

$500K raised
Feb 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

TaxGPT uses artificial intelligence and tax information to automate tax filing.

$4.6M raised
Feb 2025
Tokyo, Japan
B2C

TOKYO GameFi is a web3 firm creating games that integrate finance and gaming, allowing customers to include cryptocurrency and NFT assets.

$6.9M raised
Feb 2025
Toulouse, France
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

REEV is reinventing mobility care for millions with walking disorders through cutting-edge wearable robotics and AI

$9.2M raised
Feb 2025
Chicago, United States
Clean Energy

Clean Core Thorium Energy develops advanced nuclear fuel for existing reactors.

$15.5M raised
Feb 2025
Cornelius, United States
Analytics

Volta Insite's predictive maintenance platform provides continuous monitoring of your electrical assets.

$7.0M raised
Feb 2024
Milano, Italy
Logistics

Voidless provides an on-demand packaging system with a concentration on extensibility and adaptability.

$2.4M raised
Feb 2024
Dover, United States
Apps

Blush is a dating app that transforms online connections with community events, virtual courting, and bonding over shared local favorites.

$7.0M raised
Feb 2024
Sydney, Australia
Enterprise Software

CarbonHQ is your all-in-one platform making it easy to manage carbon projects across teams. Internal and external.

$392K raised
Feb 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
$3.7M
Funded Last 12 Months
7
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
2 companies
2.Dover
2 companies
3.Dubai
1 companies
4.Elk Grove
1 companies
5.El Segundo
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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