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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
$102.8M
Avg Funding
$4.1M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4$3.5M
Blockchain2$28.3M
Agriculture1$9.5M
Charging Infrastructure1$3.1M
Construction1$4.6M
Real Estate1$3.4M
Bioinformatics1$17.5M
Apparel1$2.0M
Communities1$250K
Health Care1$5.5M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco2$9.6M
Singapore2$3.8M
Spitalfields1$9.5M
Santiago1$3.1M
Miami1$3.4M
Seoul1$346K
Eindhoven1$17.5M
Greenville1$2.0M
Palo Alto1$10.0M
Buffalo1$250K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Spitalfields, United Kingdom
Agriculture

Biographica is a biotechnology company that accelerates gene discovery in agriculture with knowledge graphs and machine learning.

$9.5M raised
Jan 2026
Santiago, Chile
Charging Infrastructure

Enerlink provides a hardware-agnostic and multi-purpose Charge Management Software (CMS) for EV businesses (B2B SaaS)

$3.1M raised
Jan 2026
San Francisco, United States
Construction

Phoenix is a trenchless construction company that offers construction services and can operate through difficult ground conditions

$4.6M raised
Jan 2026
Singapore, Singapore

Pop-Up Studio is a joint venture between Singapore-based venture studio Wilt Venture Builders (WVB) and AI studio DubDubDub.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2026
Miami, United States
Real Estate

Ready Homes is a company that offers real estate technology services.

$3.4M raised
Jan 2026
Seoul, South Korea
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rebodis goal is to empower clothing with intelligence, enabling robotized garments to be a fixture in everyone's wardrobe.

$346K raised
Jan 2026
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Bioinformatics

ShanX Medtech is a medical diagnostics company that offers rapid in vitro diagnostic and antimicrobial susceptibility testing services.

$17.5M raised
Jan 2026
Greenville, Canada
Apparel

SoftShirts is the most premium blank tee shirt vendor in the market of wholesale tee shirts

$2.0M raised
Jan 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Blockchain

Bridging Corporates Adoption Towards Crypto

$10.0M raised
Jan 2025
Buffalo, United States
Communities

Arbol helps low income students stay in school and graduate through financial and community support.

$250K raised
Jan 2025
Rockwall, United States
Health Care

Mindful Health is a digital health company that offers mindfulness and meditation programs, online therapy, and coaching services.

$5.5M raised
Jan 2025
Kraków, Poland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Minte.ai automates medical (insurance) claims processing. OPEX savings reach 19k mandays/year for an average insurance product (500k claims)

$485K raised
Jan 2025
Los Gatos, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rapidflare is an AI company that accelerates technical sales in the Electronics Industry.

$2.4M raised
Jan 2025
Singapore, Singapore
3D Technology

CharacterX is a modular decision-making engine that utilizes artificial intelligence for autonomous planning and execution.

$2.8M raised
Jan 2024
Sydney, Australia

Logrium is a next-gen blockchain platform providing AI-powered support, intelligent automation, and seamless Web3 task management.

$2.0M raised
Jan 2024
London, United Kingdom
Dietary Supplements

An online personalised nutrition platform delivering tailor made all-in-one vitamins and at-home blood tests via monthly subscription boxes.

$157K raised
Jan 2023
Truckee, United States
Apps

The Breakaway is a cycling training app that offers personalized coaching, performance analysis, and progress tracking for cyclists.

$2.8M raised
Jan 2022
Boston, United States
Broadcasting

The cobbles is a community to connect with people.

$250K raised
Jan 2022
Emeryville, United States
Biotechnology

Trancura Biosciences is a biotechnology company that uses targeted genomic approaches for the de nov design of monoclonal antibodies.

$972K raised
Jan 2022
Whistler, Canada
Cannabis

Whistler Technologies engages in the manufacturing of automated, closed-loop, and pharmaceutical-grade equipment for solventless products.

$250K raised
Jan 2022
Antwerp, Belgium
Analytics

The leading OT/IoT Data Quality and observability platform

$6.0M raised
Jan 2022
Willemstad, The Netherlands
Blockchain

Betswap is powered by the Ethereum layer 2 Polygon.

$18.3M raised
Jan 2022
Beverly Hills, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Drisit is an online platform helps to control drones remotely from any mobile or computer.

$250K raised
Jan 2022
San Francisco, United States

IntelliCodeCraft uses AI to test code with intelligence based algorithms.

$5.0M raised
Jan 2022
Lewes, United States
Bitcoin

Juried Protocol Galleries is a registry-based protocol that focuses on NFT curation and brings collectors, curators, and artists together.

$3.8M raised
Jan 2022
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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
$4.1M
Funded Last 12 Months
7
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
2 companies
2.Singapore
2 companies
3.Spitalfields
1 companies
4.Santiago
1 companies
5.Miami
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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