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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
$49.2M
Avg Funding
$2.0M
Global Reach
4
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)19$16.0M
Financial Services1$5.9M
Apps1$500K
Biotechnology1$25.0M
Audio1$730K
Energy1$541K
Consulting1$500K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco16$14.5M
New York4$7.4M
Palo Alto1$25.0M
Stockholm1$730K
Boston1$500K
Toronto1$541K
Bielefeld1$500K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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New York, United States
Financial Services

Parento is an insurance agency that obtains and sells an insurance product for company-paid maternity and paternity leave policies.

$5.9M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

PARES is an AI-powered platform designed for commercial real estate professionals to streamline operations, productivity, and close deals.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI-platform built for the distribution side of insurance

$3.5M raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Perspectives Health is an AI tool designed to streamline administrative tasks for behavioral health clinics.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Pharmie AI handles pharmacy administrative tasks, answering calls, managing insurance queries, and handling patient messaging.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Phases automates clinical trial recruitment by AI agents that scan patient databases, schedule visits, and maintain engagement.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Apps

Pingo AI is a language learning app that helps build speaking fluency through realistic conversations with an AI companion.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Pond provides an AI-powered messaging app that filters, organizes, drafts, and summarizes messages.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Qualify.bot is an AI loan onboarding platform tailored for commercial loan brokers and lenders.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Reacher is an AI platform that streamlines creator discovery, outreach, campaign management, and analytics for TikTok Shop affiliates.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

RealRoots guarantees women meaningful new friendships in her city. Come join the magic!

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rid is a platform that sells items by simply texting a picture and description.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Biotechnology

a company pioneering enzyme and targeted drug design to power the next wave of precision medicines.

$25.0M raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Riff offers an AI-powered music production platform for music creation.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Riverbank Security delivers autonomous AI‚Äëdriven penetration testing and offensive security, combining AI agents with expert red teamers.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Replacing forms with AI conversations

$500K raised
Sep 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Audio

Saltfish is an interactive video for users site and product.

$730K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Serafis offers an AI platform for investors and wealth advisors for improved decision-making and product strategy.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sidekick is an AI-powered automation platform that aims to make workflow automation accessible to non-technical users.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
Boston, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sigmantic AI provides AI-powered tools for generating and debugging hardware description language.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Socratix AI offers autonomous AI agents designed to serve as enterprise-grade fraud and risk analysts.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2025
Toronto, Canada
Energy

Solenery is an AI-powered renewable energy platform that facilitates the adoption of solar and net-zero solutions for business premises.

$541K raised
Sep 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Spotlight Realty streamlines property sales by handling listing intake, staging, showings, and closing with AI tools and human guidance.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
Bielefeld, Germany
Consulting

Stagewise is an IT Services and Consulting offering SaaS for Product Management, Bug Reporting and Feedback Collections.

$500K raised
Sep 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Stellon Labs develops tiny AI models designed to run on edge devices.

$500K 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
$2.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
25
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
7+
Cities Represented
7+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
16 companies
2.New York
4 companies
3.Palo Alto
1 companies
4.Stockholm
1 companies
5.Boston
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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