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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
$74.0M
Avg Funding
$3.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
New York4$18.7M
San Francisco3$11.9M
Seattle1$5.9M
Tokyo1$1.3M
Seongnam1$2.8M
München1$7.3M
São Paulo1$8.0M
Cardiff1$3.4M
Alachua1Undisclosed
Toronto1$1.4M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
New York, United States
Industrial

Oscar Massin is a luxury jewelry house that develops traceable, untreated, and climate-neutral lab-grown diamonds.

$4.5M raised
Jan 2022
Seattle, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Pendulum is an AI/ML-powered platform that automates the discovery and analysis of narratives within video, audio, image and text content.

$5.9M raised
Jan 2022
Tokyo, Japan
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Supwat provides a solution platform for R&D in the manufacturing industry based on proprietary mechanical informatics technology.

$1.3M raised
Jan 2026
Seongnam, South Korea
3D Technology

Withpoints is a 3D Vision-powered robot automation platform.

$2.8M raised
Jan 2026
New York, United States
Health Care

Building the OS for modern mental healthcare.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2026
München, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI-Powered MedTech Compliance Platform

$7.3M raised
Jan 2026
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Pluto is an AI-powered lending platform that lets investors borrow against private assets, with repayment from future distributions.

$8.6M raised
Jan 2026
São Paulo, Brazil
Travel

Aerivo provides airport operations software for flight, passenger, resource, and revenue management.

$8.0M raised
Jan 2026
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Horticulture

Bloemteknik develops, manufactures, and distributes high-quality modular lighting solutions for vertical farms and greenhouses.

$3.4M raised
Jan 2026
Alachua, United States
Information Technology

General Sense is a sensory intelligence company that provides analytics, AI integration, and detection solutions for biological olfaction.

Jan 2026
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

An AI-powered AWS optimization platform for high-growth companies

$2.0M raised
Jan 2026
Toronto, Canada
Human Resources

SWE Resume is an instant resume review service for people in tech

$1.4M raised
Jan 2025
San Francisco, United States
Document Management

Toolkit is a SaaS company that offers a platform for custom manufacturing ERPs from existing spreadsheets.

$3.4M raised
Jan 2025
New York, United States
Health Care

Validose delivers unique medication adherence solutions to improve clinical trial outcomes

$1.6M raised
Jan 2025
Marseille, France
Biotechnology

VB-Tech is a Brain digital twin technology for neurological interventions.

$519K raised
Jan 2025
Chicago, United States
Property Development

Hickory Street Capital is a real estate development company that engages in innovating sports and entertainment district development.

$4.8M raised
Jan 2025
San Francisco, United States

Lavender Labs is a company.

$6.5M raised
Jan 2025
Curitiba, Brazil
Bitcoin

We revolutionize global payments with plug-and-play blockchain technology and simple, secure, and efficient on-chain processing.

$400K raised
Jan 2025
Poole, United Kingdom
Brewing

Renais Spirits is a beverage manufacturing company that offers luxury gin made with upcycled grapes.

$6.2M raised
Jan 2025
Nashville, United States
Marketplace

Socmedias is a digital marketplace that helps to evaluate and sell YouTube accounts online.

$230K raised
Jan 2024
Boulder, United States
Environmental Consulting

The Hemp Plastic Company is a provider of bioplastics made from hemp.

$170K raised
Jan 2023
Sydney, Australia
Events

Viral Ventures is an event producer that creates novel and events.

$69K raised
Jan 2023
Austin, United States
Health Care

Akute Health develops the medical record system for direct care & digital health companies

Jan 2023
Bozeman, United States
Business Development

Entrelliance a global organization of founders, mentors, and investors working together to grow and manage companies.

$285K raised
Jan 2023
Houston, United States
Manufacturing

Entrion Wind develops the FRP monopile technology that provides an opportunity to move fixed offshore wind production into deeper waters.

$725K raised
Jan 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
9
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.New York
4 companies
2.San Francisco
3 companies
3.Seattle
1 companies
4.Tokyo
1 companies
5.Seongnam
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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