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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
$63.7M
Avg Funding
$2.5M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
New York3$22.6M
Singapore2$5.3M
San Francisco2$4.0M
London2$2.5M
Headington1$3.5M
Denver1$80K
Saint-jérôme1$1.0M
Seattle1$7.4M
Warsaw1$2.5M
Stoke-on-trent1$4.3M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Headington, United Kingdom
Machine Learning

OxDX is a rapid pathogen detection company.

$3.5M raised
Feb 2022
Denver, United States
Digital Marketing

Pao is a mobile app that helps you find and share hidden gems. It is also a creative marketing agency that makes viral short form videos.

$80K raised
Feb 2022
Saint-jérôme, Canada
Clinical Trials

Modular healthcare system, SaaS, medical clinic management

$1.0M raised
Feb 2022
Singapore, Singapore
Health Care

Providing a secure online trust management platform.

$996K raised
Feb 2022
Seattle, United States
Productivity Tools

Showdigs is a Property Management Software.

$7.4M raised
Feb 2022
New York, United States
Blockchain

Hyperspace is a trading platform that offers Solana NFT and NFT flex information and services.

$4.5M raised
Feb 2022
San Francisco, United States
Dietary Supplements

Ombre is a provider of a microbiome testing kit designed to incorporate personalized probiotics and microbiome testing.

$4.0M raised
Feb 2022
Singapore, Singapore
Compliance

Cyber Sierra is a cybersecurity company that offers information security, governance, security, and insurance services for businesses.

$4.3M raised
Feb 2022
New York, United States
EdTech

Educational platform that helps people to become independent creative professionals

$2.1M raised
Feb 2022
London, United Kingdom
Accounting

Balance is an AI-powered accounting platform providing bookkeeping, financial insights, and automated workflows for businesses.

$500K raised
Feb 2026
Warsaw, Poland

Connect any code. No APIs. Call as dependency

$2.5M raised
Feb 2026
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Orbit AI Systems turns satellite imagery into actionable geospatial intelligence via AI models, scheduling engines, and APIs.

$2.0M raised
Feb 2026
Stoke-on-trent, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Architecture of autonomous logic ecosystems and PWA 'Offices in your Pocket' using the 3-6-9 Teslain code.

$4.3M raised
Feb 2026
Oslo, Norway
Advertising

Odins.ai is a platform powered by AI that helps businesses set marketing budgets and manage marketing decisions using modeling and analysis.

$2.4M raised
Feb 2026
São Paulo, Brazil
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Freedom.AI develops AI agents platform automating business processes with secure, scalable enterprise integrations.

$2.8M raised
Feb 2026
Alexandria, United States
Advice

Ascend is a consulting firm that helps CPAs reach their goals.

$2.0M raised
Feb 2025
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Eden Robotics is a robotics company developing autonomous robots and AI systems for industrial and service applications.

Feb 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Farming

Kinish is a foodtech company that produces alternative foods and dairy substitutes from plants in a sustainable and scalable way.

$788K raised
Feb 2025
Wilmington, United States
Cloud Security

Application risk-based prioritization to give your team the confidence to scale securely without slowing down productivity.

$470K raised
Feb 2025
Heraklion, Greece
Recycling

Robensoe develops intelligent robots capable of identifying, categorizing, and physically sorting recyclables into separate bins.

$525K raised
Feb 2025
Brooklyn, United States

Specialty Imports is a company.

$733K raised
Feb 2025
Dover, United States
Cryptocurrency

Technology, Cryptocurrency, Data

$465K raised
Feb 2025
Santa Fe, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI-powered retinal imaging for early detection of diabetic, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative disease.

Feb 2025
Okeechobee, United States
Information Technology

VVF LW30 Farms is a technology company.

$286K raised
Feb 2024
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Preserving trust in digital media by fighting AI-based misinformation and deepfakes

$16.0M 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
$2.5M
Funded Last 12 Months
6
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.New York
3 companies
2.Singapore
2 companies
3.San Francisco
2 companies
4.London
2 companies
5.Headington
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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