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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 24,429 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: October 2026
Total Companies
24,429
Total Funding
$22.2M
Avg Funding
$888K
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Health Care3$2.5M
Advertising3$1.0M
Artificial Intelligence (AI)2$2.4M
Wine And Spirits1$1.0M
Property Management1Undisclosed
Gaming1$250K
Electric Vehicle1$199K
Logistics1$125K
Archiving Service1$700K
Home Services1Undisclosed

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
New York2$1.7M
London2$4.9M
San Francisco2$3.7M
San Diego1$500K
Park City1$1.0M
Boston1Undisclosed
Washington1$250K
Arganda1$199K
Belo Horizonte1$125K
Dover1$250K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
San Diego, United States
Health Care

A Full Stack Digital Healthcare and Telehealth Solution that Empowers Providers to Engage, Consult, Educate, and Remotely Monitor Patients

$500K raised
Sep 2022
Park City, United States
Wine And Spirits

Holistic Spirits develops a superfood plant-powered holistic gin and cocktails.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2022
Boston, United States
Property Management

Nobee is an apartment rental platform.

Sep 2022
Washington, United States
Gaming

ORB Reality is a software company that develops VR video games and programming,

$250K raised
Sep 2022
Arganda, Spain
Electric Vehicle

Ossby designs and sells folding electric bicycles for personal transportation and urban mobility use.

$199K raised
Sep 2022
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Logistics

One-stop platform for forwarder’s partnering

$125K raised
Sep 2022
Dover, United States
Health Care

PillWork is a healthcare mobile app.

$250K raised
Sep 2022
New York, United States
Archiving Service

Presults provides an archiving solution for email, social, and text.

$700K raised
Sep 2022
London, United Kingdom
Health Care

Digital Mental Health Games

$1.7M raised
Sep 2022
Bethesda, United States
Home Services

Automated payments and communications platform for home service businesses.

Sep 2022
San Francisco, United States
E-Commerce

Short Story is the first online retailer and top rated personal styling service focused exclusively on petite women’s sizing.

$2.9M raised
Sep 2021
The Hague, The Netherlands
Advanced Materials

Developing the future of food by creating clean functional food ingredients and materials with our Entowise™ Technology

$250K raised
Sep 2021
Milano, Italy
Big Data

We are making eat easy by allowing customers to order dishes from different restaurants and make one single payment.

Sep 2021
San Francisco, United States
Fitness

Span is a fitness and health tracker app that offers data-driven support for longevity.

$800K raised
Sep 2021
Sydney, Australia
Advertising

A network of brands and retailers that allow cross-promotion at checkout to cut the costs of customer acquisition

$15K raised
Sep 2021
Carlsbad, United States
Advertising

Amazon Advertising Automation Software for Amazon Sellers

$300K raised
Sep 2021
New York, United States
Apps

LiquidChain is the next generation private liquidity provider built for institutions and professional traders.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2021
Richland, United States
Agriculture

The Humming Group is a food and beverage company that specializes in local sustainable agriculture.

$175K raised
Sep 2021
Hudson, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Tobi provides real-time GPS route optimization automation using machine learning and artificial intelligence.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2021
London, United Kingdom
Credit

Trustshare fintech layer for marketplaces across payments, escrow, banking, and credit in a single unified API.

$3.2M raised
Sep 2021
Sint-martens-latem, Belgium
B2B

Unova is a native blockchain network designed to tackle various challenges in supply chain management powered by UON.

$714K raised
Sep 2021
Dallas, United States

SaaS, Information Technology

$5.0M raised
Sep 2021
Stockholm, Sweden
Advertising

Warpin helps brands enter the VR, AR and MR platforms through strategic conceptualization that adds brand value.

$710K raised
Sep 2021
Provo, United States
Marketplace

Welift is a tech enabled marketplace for the moving industry.

Sep 2021
Tallinn, Estonia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fully autonomous A.I. and robot empowered bartending unit. It serves drinks, handles payments, identifies and communicates with clients.

$414K raised
Sep 2021
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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 24,429 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$888K
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
3 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.New York
2 companies
2.London
2 companies
3.San Francisco
2 companies
4.San Diego
1 companies
5.Park City
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 24,429 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 health care 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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