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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
$130.9M
Avg Funding
$5.2M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)7$62.9M
Biotechnology2$9.2M
Health Care2$7.3M
Sports1$10.0M
Analytics1$496K
Computer1$1.3M
Automotive1$4.0M
Financial Services1$1.8M
Software1$4.7M
Cyber Security1$5.0M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Arlington2$14.7M
London2$12.1M
Berlin2$9.1M
Paris2$6.5M
Cupertino1$35.0M
Brisbane1$496K
Westlake Village1$10.0M
Austin1$1.3M
Hasselt1$590K
Palo Alto1$4.0M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Arlington, United States
Sports

A Padel tennis holding company, operating clubs and leading investments in the North American Padel industry.

$10.0M raised
Sep 2025
Cupertino, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Obot AI is developing an open-source Enterprise MCP Gateway to facilitate the rapid adoption of AI

$35.0M raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

DaltonTx is redefining how technology powers drug discovery creating the intelligence.

$5.4M raised
Sep 2025
Brisbane, Australia
Analytics

Fleetyr connects and cleans your data across multiple sources, so you can make smarter business decisions.

$496K raised
Sep 2025
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Forgent AI creates domain-specific AI agents to assist enterprises in securing, winning, and delivering public sector contracts.

$5.1M raised
Sep 2025
Westlake Village, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Genstore offers an AI chat platform for merchants to create and manage online stores with product setup and marketplace integration.

$10.0M raised
Sep 2025
Austin, United States
Computer

Lifeguard provides AI-powered digital safety solutions to help consumers and their families avoid online scams and fraud.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2025
Hasselt, Belgium
Health Care

Monsana offers an AI-powered platform that connects eligible participants to relevant clinical trials throughout Europe.

$590K raised
Sep 2025
Berlin, Germany
Automotive

Integrated Charge Management for heavy electric vehicle fleets in logistics and public transit.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Paris, France
Financial Services

Pikkopay offers a mobile payment solution that turns smartphones into cash registers for a seamless shopping experience.

$1.8M raised
Sep 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

RapidFire AI provides an agile deep learning development platform to accelerate AI development while reducing infrastructure costs

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Irvine, United States
Biotechnology

Rapid Nexus is a wound treatment system for chronic and nonhealing wounds.

$3.8M raised
Sep 2025
Paris, France
Software

Rippletide makes enterprise AI agents reliable and explainable with a Hypergraph Decision Database ensuring control, compliance, and trust.

$4.7M raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Cyber Security

Unit 221b is an online cyber security firm focusing on providing its clients with all the tools necessary to prevent cyber hacks.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2025
Halifax, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Gia is an AI-powered growth platform designed especially for owners of agencies and consulting firms in professional services.

$1.1M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Cloud Infrastructure

Guepard: Serverless databases with Git Superpowers for Teams and Agents

$2.1M raised
Sep 2025
Atlanta, United States

Bring your community together. Host conversations, events, content, and more on your own domain.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2025
Arlington, United States
AgTech

Identify agricultural supply chain disruptions before they happen with the Helios AI platform

$4.7M raised
Sep 2025
Toronto, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Mycroft is the Agentic AI Security and Compliance Officer, it's your CISO, GRC, and IT Ops rolled into one.

$3.5M raised
Sep 2025
Lviv, Ukraine
Space Travel

NORDA Dynamics is an autonomous UAV piloting system for carrying out missions in areas with limited connectivity.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2025
London, United Kingdom
Health Care

Nuclide Therapeutics provides radiopharmaceutical medicines that combine nuclear medicine and biotechnology.

$6.7M raised
Sep 2025
Leverkusen, Germany
Industrial Automation

OMMM Operations Management Solutions is a software house that specializes in the digitization and automation of industrial planning.

$4.2M raised
Sep 2025
√Örhus, Denmark
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Predicti is a service firm that offers help to financial operations by identifying the key events of life.

$4.2M raised
Sep 2025
Lido Di Iesolo, Italy

Rekord is an AI-native orchestration platform for credit decisioning.

$2.1M raised
Sep 2025
Miami, United States

On a mission to price the world's information

$7.1M 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
$5.2M
Funded Last 12 Months
25
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.Arlington
2 companies
2.London
2 companies
3.Berlin
2 companies
4.Paris
2 companies
5.Cupertino
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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