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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
$116.0M
Avg Funding
$4.6M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)8$36.1M
Finance1$12.5M
Consulting1$320K
Video Streaming1$1.3M
B2B1$4.0M
Clean Energy1$3.2M
Advice1$5.3M
Data Storage1$6.0M
Information Technology1$14.6M
Marine Technology1$2.7M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco4$14.1M
London3$6.7M
New York2$12.3M
Berlin2$10.8M
Berkeley1$12.5M
Fremont1$5.0M
Istanbul1$1.3M
Sendai1$404K
Singapore1$2.5M
Campbell1$14.6M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Berkeley, United States
Finance

Datawizz.ai is a software development firm offering a cutting edge GenAI data revolution platform.

$12.5M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Consulting

We will elevate sustainable mobility with America's first electric flying ferry.

$320K raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom

Requesty enables developers to govern, route, and balance AI model requests through a unified gateway.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Stickerbox is a platform that allows users to create custom stickers through voice commands.

$7.0M raised
Sep 2025
Fremont, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

MaxHome is an AI-native platform for real estate agents and brokerages.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Scorecard provides software for AI evaluation

$3.8M raised
Sep 2025
Istanbul, Turkey
Video Streaming

Blaze is real-time video infrastructure with instant payouts, delivering low-latency live streaming at global scale.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Alguna is a modern pricing, quoting and billing platform.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Sendai, Japan

Bionto is a biotech startup that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare through its groundbreaking bio-iontronics technology.

$404K raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom
Clean Energy

Empowering households to reduce energy consumption while making homes a proactive part of the energy grid.

$3.2M raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Advice

Collaborative Capital Advisors is a financial service offering for that provides solutions for asset management and family offices.

$5.3M raised
Sep 2025
Singapore, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ForU AI operates as a real-world AI agent.

$2.5M raised
Sep 2025
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

revel8 stops GenAI social engineering with real-time, personalized simulations across email, SMS, voice & video deepfakes

$6.7M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Data Storage

Belfort is specialising in technology that accelerates encrypted data processing.

$6.0M raised
Sep 2025
Campbell, United States
Information Technology

Bastion blends the best of web2 and web3 technologies to broaden opportunities for organizations and their customers.

$14.6M raised
Sep 2025
Gothenburg, Sweden
Marine Technology

Cetasol is an innovative technology firm focusing on intelligent solutions for sustainability in marine sector.

$2.7M raised
Sep 2025
Munich, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Futurail develops the leading autonomy stack for self-driving trains.

$6.5M raised
Sep 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Radically better lightweight components through autonomous manufacturing

$5.0M raised
Sep 2025
Paris, France
Environmental Consulting

Kikleo provides smart solutions for monitoring the food waste in restaurants and collects and analyzes the data to implement solutions.

$4.1M raised
Sep 2025
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Konvo AI provides a conversational automation platform designed for e-commerce businesses to manage customer interactions.

$4.1M raised
Sep 2025
Dover, United States
3D Technology

Nilo is a browser-based, AI-Native development platform that empowers anyone to create 3D worlds in seconds.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Bristol, United Kingdom
Sensor

Quantum Light Metrology (QLM) is a Bristol, UK- based startup developing ultra-compact, high-precision quantum optical sensors.

$4.7M raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

First AI-powered bank

$500K raised
Sep 2025
Menlo Park, United States

SolidCore is a company dedicated to making generative AI adoption safe, accountable, and scalable by providing technology, solutions.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Barcelona, Spain
Human Resources

Workfully is a human resource e agency that prices employment, recruitment and upskillng services for candidates and companies.

$4.7M raised
Sep 2025
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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
$4.6M
Funded Last 12 Months
25
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
1 companies
1 companies
5.B2B
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
4 companies
2.London
3 companies
3.New York
2 companies
4.Berlin
2 companies
5.Berkeley
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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