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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
$74.0M
Avg Funding
$3.0M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)7$34.1M
Consulting2$13.1M
Analytics2$4.3M
Blockchain2$2.5M
Law Enforcement1$2.2M
Information Services1$34K
Logistics1Undisclosed
Event Management1$1.1M
Automotive1$2.4M
Health Care1$74K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco5$16.0M
Berlin3$5.8M
London2$1.0M
Linz1$1.3M
Cambridge1$15.5M
Brooklyn1$2.4M
Nantes1$1.4M
Lemont1$2.2M
Sydney1$34K
Ghent1$1.1M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Linz, Austria
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Rules Layer for AI Coding Agents

$1.3M raised
Feb 2026
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Syndex Bio is a biotechnology platform offering molecular technologies and AI for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

$15.5M raised
Feb 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Giant is an AI-powered digital studio delivering personalized storytelling experiences fostering children's creativity, curiosity, learning.

$8.0M raised
Feb 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sherpas is a provider of an AI-native infrastructure platform for financial advisors and wealth management firms.

$3.2M raised
Feb 2026
Brooklyn, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Adrenaline is a code intelligence platform generated by AI to help developers navigate and modify large codebases.

$2.4M raised
Feb 2024
Nantes, France
Consulting

Digital4better provides software development, consulting services, and other digital solutions for large organizations.

$1.4M raised
Feb 2024
Lemont, United States
Law Enforcement

Evidence IQ offers an automated ballistics imaging triage solution enabling immediate scanning of ballistics evidence.

$2.2M raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

BlueCargo is a predictive algorithm platform that monitors, forecasts, and optimizes operations in container ports.

Feb 2023
Sydney, Australia
Information Services

Safe, self-healing, AI-augmented cloud security automation that customers can trust.

$34K raised
Feb 2023
San Francisco, United States
Blockchain

Blockstars is the first blockchain-based management simulation game.

$500K raised
Feb 2023
London, United Kingdom
Logistics

eTEU is a startup that works on documentation process optimisation and digitalisation in the maritime logistics industry.

Feb 2023
Ghent, Belgium
Event Management

Funkey facilitates team-building activities at various white-label events, bringing coworkers together.

$1.1M raised
Feb 2023
Heverlee, Belgium
Automotive

IVEX develops software to enable the repeatable and scalable testing and validation of ADAS/AD vehicles.

$2.4M raised
Feb 2023
Lyon, France
Consulting

Kanopee is a start-up studio in the real estate construction sector that focuses on the creation of Saas and trusted third-party solutions.

$11.7M raised
Feb 2023
Memphis, United States
Blockchain

Borrow against Liquid Staking Tokens & Arbitrum native assets with our flexible and transparently over-collateralized stablecoin

$2.0M raised
Feb 2023
Hamilton, Canada
Health Care

Healthtech venture studio building "Smart Solutions for Better Health"

$74K raised
Feb 2023
São Paulo, Brazil

Nerko NFT is the undisputed AI bot solution serving businesses and consumers.

$500K raised
Feb 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark
Software

OWND is the easiest platform to buy and sell NFTs.

$750K raised
Feb 2023
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Spoke is the System of Intelligence for communication and tribal knowledge.

$1.5M raised
Feb 2023
London, United Kingdom
Management Consulting

Sprout's mission is to improve access to venture capital funds.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2023
Miami, United States
Cryptocurrency

Affine is a Web3 protocol and dApp that helps users automate their savings and grow their crypto holdings by getting rid of high fees.

$5.1M raised
Feb 2023
Berlin, Germany
Education

Konfetti is an online booking platform for workshops and events.

$2.1M raised
Feb 2023
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

eduBITES is an online learning platform for organization.

$2.2M raised
Feb 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Extract critical business intelligence through employee interviews conducted by AI Agents

$4.3M raised
Feb 2022
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nanotechnology

Touchlab have developed electronic skin technology to give robots the power of human touch

$4.8M raised
Feb 2022
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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
$3.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
4
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
5 companies
2.Berlin
3 companies
3.London
2 companies
4.Linz
1 companies
5.Cambridge
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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