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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
$119.7M
Avg Funding
$4.8M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London3$6.2M
San Francisco3$30.9M
Milan2$1.2M
New York2$12.0M
Palo Alto2$20.0M
Tallinn1$2.5M
Herzliya1$3.0M
Towson1$100K
Dover1$1.6M
Zúrich1$3.2M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Milan, Italy
FinTech

Aurea Hub is a fintech company that designed a trading platform for cryptocurrencies, equities, and commodities.

$263K raised
Jan 2025
Tallinn, Estonia
Automotive

Gridio is a smart electric vehicle charging platform, integrating with all key brands of electric cars, solar inverters and batteries (soon)

$2.5M raised
Jan 2025
London, United Kingdom
Electronics

LAIIER's leak detection solutions, advanced sensors and cloud analytics prevent damage and downtime in buildings and industrial equipment

$4.0M raised
Jan 2025
Herzliya, Israel
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI, Foundation Model, Machine Learning - MarkeTeam is the world's first fully autonomous AI virtual marketing team

$3.0M raised
Jan 2025
Towson, United States
Information Technology

ReBokeh is a mobile application that offers visually impaired video filters to users.

$100K raised
Jan 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Manas AI is a disruptive drug development AI firm that offers drugs for cancer and rare diseases.

$24.6M raised
Jan 2025
Dover, United States
Finance

Accrue offers financial services for cross-border payments and virtual USD cards across Africa.

$1.6M raised
Jan 2025
Milan, Italy
Public Transportation

Wayla provides urban van-pooling facilities to enhance transportation in cities while lowering the environmental impact.

$945K raised
Jan 2025
Zúrich, Switzerland
Health Care

Akina provides AI-enabled connected therapy for patients with musculoskeletal conditions.

$3.2M raised
Jan 2025
Sydney, Australia
Analytics

Nuj Super is a data and technology company that helps businesses utilize their data through a simple, safe, and agile design.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2025
Odense, Denmark
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Tryp.com is an AI platform that enables multi-destination travel.

$3.2M raised
Jan 2025
Kingston, United States
Clean Energy

CapeZero streamlines complex project and infrastructure financing like tax equity, empowering you to make smarter, faster capital decisions.

$2.6M raised
Jan 2025
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Environmental Consulting

Chapter provides purpose-built AI solutions that streamline workflows and increase efficiency for renewable energy enterprises.

$3.1M raised
Jan 2025
Toronto, Canada
Analytics

Cinareo offers omni-channel capacity planning and financial analysis tailored to multi-channel contact center settings.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2025
Berlin, Germany
Charging Infrastructure

ENAPI the transaction broker and clearing house of the EV Charging Industry

$7.8M raised
Jan 2025
New York, United States
Dietary Supplements

Gutzy Organic offers organic prebiotic fiber fruit, veggies, and oat snacks.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2025
Aix-en-provence, France
Energy

HEXANA is an energy platform that combines flexible sodium-cooled fast neutron reactors with a thermal management system.

$15.6M raised
Jan 2025
London, United Kingdom
Finance

Recfindr is a startup building a recruitment management system.

$370K raised
Jan 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Riley AI is an AI-powered platform that specializes in automated data analysis and streamlined collaboration services.

$3.0M raised
Jan 2025
Wilmington, United States
Analytics

Intryc employs artificial intelligence to automate the quality assurance process for customer support services.

$3.1M raised
Jan 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Indigo is an AI-powered home transaction platform that offers residential property buying and selling services.

$8.0M raised
Jan 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Coval is a simulation and evaluation platform for AI agents, enabling engineers to deploy reliable assistants across chat and modalities.

$3.3M raised
Jan 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Palona AI offers a range of artificial intelligence technologies that boost D2C growth.

$10.0M raised
Jan 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lanai provides an AI-driven empowerment platform to help enterprises discover, protect, and accelerate human-AI collaboration.

$10.0M raised
Jan 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Vizgard builds edge-based AI software to automate drones and surveillance camera systems.

$1.9M raised
Jan 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
$4.8M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
3 companies
2.San Francisco
3 companies
3.Milan
2 companies
4.New York
2 companies
5.Palo Alto
2 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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