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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
$75.2M
Avg Funding
$3.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London3$7.3M
Miami2$11.1M
Seattle2$9.6M
Istanbul2$845K
Auburn1$2.0M
Los Angeles1$3.0M
Boston1$2.0M
Barcelona1$3.0M
Cambridge1$7.5M
Sandy1$2.1M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Auburn, United States
Environmental Engineering

Return Home provides an environmentally conscious end-of-life service called terramation.

$2.0M raised
May 2023
Miami, United States
Banking

Onyx is a modern private bank for the new generation

$4.1M raised
May 2023
Los Angeles, United States
B2B

Vitabowl provides food delivery serves locally sourced, vegetarian, and food bowls.

$3.0M raised
May 2023
Boston, United States
Consulting

Successeve is a customer lifecycle management company that offers products to convert, retain, and expand customers.

$2.0M raised
May 2023
Barcelona, Spain
Blockchain

Openfort provides Web3 gaming studios and gaming platforms with the ability to create an account.

$3.0M raised
May 2023
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

PharmEnable has developed a rapid and cost effective way to identify better chemical starting points to drive the discovery.

$7.5M raised
May 2023
Sandy, United States
Information Technology

Luminous is an operating system designed to elevate the ecommerce business from challenging growth to enduring success.

$2.1M raised
May 2023
London, United Kingdom
Digital Entertainment

Deplike makes games that offer personalized music learning experiences. (Guitar Learning Game)

$505K raised
May 2023
Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Agriculture

A Slovak manufacturer of livestock innovation, biomass processing technology, supplier of biomass feedstock for renewable energy production.

$1.1M raised
May 2023
Sydney, Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Arlula reduces the time it takes to access critical satellite imagery from weeks to minutes.

$2.0M raised
May 2023
Santa Monica, United States
Bitcoin

Azteco is a consumer Bitcoin platform that provides Bitcoin vouchers for global financial transactions.

$6.0M raised
May 2023
London, United Kingdom
Document Preparation

Deployed is an AI-assisted decision and document automation platform

$4.0M raised
May 2023
Denver, United States
Consumer

Finch decodes products' environmental impacts to help consumers and businesses make better decisions.

$3.2M raised
May 2023
Seattle, United States
Mobile

Groopit: The AI Problem-Solving Engine

$6.5M raised
May 2023
Bialystok, Poland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Skytrading.io is AI-driven algotrading app. We empower traders with no coding skills to build and optimize trading strategies.

$1.0M raised
May 2023
Montréal, Canada
Database

The fastest way to make an admin panel.

$3.1M raised
May 2023
Houghton Conquest, United Kingdom
Human Resources

HRTech SaaS platform for data-driven market insights

$1.7M raised
May 2023
Quebec, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Extend AI is a spacetime AI platform.

$1.9M raised
May 2023
Tel Aviv, Israel
Analytics

Visual Layer is a Tel Aviv based startup providing visual data management platform that scales to billion images and videos.

$7.0M raised
May 2023
Istanbul, Turkey
Apps

eTasin is an AI-based relocation and partial moving platform that offers home and office moving as well as storage services.

$365K raised
May 2023
London, United Kingdom
Hospitality

Hotel Manager offers a full-stack guest experience solution that taps into the possibilities of everyone's most-loved device.

$2.7M raised
May 2023
Phoenix, United States
CleanTech

Our mission is to solve the world's energy problem.

May 2023
Miami, United States
Big Data

For Music People. We are a community rewarding you for loyalty to music you love.

$7.0M raised
May 2023
Seattle, United States
Health Diagnostics

Key Proteo is a developer of a novel peptide screening for newborn babies.

$3.0M raised
May 2023
Istanbul, Turkey
Gaming

Mafia Games is a gaming company that develops hybrid casual games for mobile devices that enable users to enjoy.

$480K raised
May 2023
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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
$3.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

1 companies
4.B2B
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
3 companies
2.Miami
2 companies
3.Seattle
2 companies
4.Istanbul
2 companies
5.Auburn
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 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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