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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
$110.9M
Avg Funding
$4.4M
Global Reach
14
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4$26.5M
Financial Services2$8.6M
Business Development1$500K
Apps1Undisclosed
EdTech1$500K
Autonomous Vehicles1$3.4M
Finance1$25.0M
Software1$2.0M
Career Planning1$1.5M
Education1$100K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
New York5$35.0M
San Francisco2$25.9M
Minneapolis1$500K
Newport Beach1Undisclosed
Istanbul1$500K
Espoo1$3.4M
Barcelona1$2.0M
Shiba1$1.7M
Gent1$1.5M
Reykjavík1$100K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Minneapolis, United States
Business Development

RMT Solutions is a technology retailer service company.

$500K raised
Feb 2022
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

An artificial intelligence company creating synthetic media for the B2B IP licensing market.

$625K raised
Feb 2022
Newport Beach, United States
Apps

Blast helps gamers save and win money by playing their favorite games.

Feb 2022
Istanbul, Turkey
EdTech

Wise&Rise is an edtech platform offering expert-led video courses for personal and professional growth.

$500K raised
Feb 2026
Espoo, Finland
Autonomous Vehicles

Willo is collaborating closely with businesses to transfer power from cables to the air.

$3.4M raised
Feb 2026
New York, United States
Finance

Valinor is a digital investment firm that offers flexible financial capital for fintech companies.

$25.0M raised
Feb 2026
Barcelona, Spain
Software

Valeria HR is a digitized workforce management platform driven by AI.

$2.0M raised
Feb 2026
Shiba, Japan

VALANCE is a AI-driven headless supply chain management provider

$1.7M raised
Feb 2026
Gent, Belgium
Career Planning

TalentGuide is a software platform company that provides skills intelligence and workforce planning tools.

$1.5M raised
Feb 2026
Reykjavík, Iceland
Education

SaaS, Enterprise, HR tech

$100K raised
Feb 2026
Bogotá, Colombia
Consulting

Signa is a global end-to-end counterfeit elimination and evidence collection platform.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.

$15.8M raised
Feb 2026
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Market Research

Opinion Labs is a decentralized platform where users create, trade, and resolve prediction and opinion markets.

$20.0M raised
Feb 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Veritus is a fintech start-up that builds an AI-native platform of intelligent agents for the consumer lending industry.

$10.1M raised
Feb 2026
Stalybridge, United Kingdom
Charter Schools

doris platform gives families helpful, reassuring, and unbiased international school recommendations and comparisons.

Feb 2026
Pärnu, Estonia
Real Estate Brokerage

SaaS, PropTech, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Apps

$24K raised
Feb 2026
Calgary, Canada

Brilliant Harvest Brilliant Harvest is an AI-powered Helpdesk.

$4.0M raised
Feb 2026
Austin, United States
Financial Services

PropTech, Web App, AI Underwriting

Feb 2026
New York, United States
Financial Services

Advance is a fintech company that offers a payments platform for insurance premiums.

$8.6M raised
Feb 2026
Zürich, Switzerland
Manufacturing

Post-silicon computing with nanomaterials

$12.0M raised
Feb 2026
Cork, Ireland
Biopharma

ArrayPatch is a biotech company that specializes in clinical development services.

$2.2M raised
Feb 2026
Philadelphia, United States
Fashion

Coblr is the system of record powering the $25B global fashion repair industry.

Feb 2026
New York, United States
Health Care

Crosby Health is a healthcare financial operating system that combines expert appeal writers with software to appeal every denial.

$830K raised
Feb 2026
London, United Kingdom
Analytics

Dataline Labs is the creator of a platform for data transformation that transforms different data sources into infrastructure.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2026
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Evonova Group builds retail applications using AI, robotics, and physical infrastructure for café operations.

$25K raised
Feb 2026
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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
$4.4M
Funded Last 12 Months
22
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.New York
5 companies
2.San Francisco
2 companies
3.Minneapolis
1 companies
4.Newport Beach
1 companies
5.Istanbul
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.

For a broader view of the startup funding landscape, explore all funding stages or browse companies by our full company directory. Whether you are looking for early-stage startups to invest in or growth-stage companies to sell to, VCBacked provides the data you need to identify and connect with the right companies.

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