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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
$16.4M
Avg Funding
$657K
Global Reach
3
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)13$7.4M
Financial Services2$3.3M
B2B2$1.0M
Consumer Software1$500K
SaaS1$500K
FinTech1$500K
Software1$500K
Developer APIs1$500K
Biotechnology1$1.3M
Customer Service1$500K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco14$8.5M
New York3$2.3M
London2$1.8M
Palo Alto1$500K
Sunnyvale1$500K
Seoul1$1.4M
Wilmington1$500K
Seattle1$500K
West Jordan1$500K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Palo Alto, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Innate builds robots that are intelligent, adaptable, and easy to teach, lowering the entry barrier to robotics.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
New York, United States
Consumer Software

ISSEN is an AI app that delivers personalized, engaging, and effective language learning tailored to personalized goals.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Karmen automates admin tasks for construction project managers by integrating with emails, project management software, and ERPs.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
Sunnyvale, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lightscreen AI is developing a speech agent for unbeatable tech screens, allowing hiring managers to focus on truly skilled candidates.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lune AI is an AI based Dev tool that offers free answers to technical questions with the source of knowledge.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Melder is an AI platform that organize the supply chain data in a simple spreadsheet tool and identify cost savings opportunities.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
SaaS

Moonshine is a developer of a video editing tool that is designed to streamline the video editing process.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
Seoul, South Korea
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Neutune is a music creation company that provides content creation solutions with AI technology such as artificial intelligence, and audio.

$1.4M raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Financial Services

Offcall is tackling for physician burnout by providing salary and work transparency, along with financial education.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

FutureClinic is an AI platform that helps doctors or hospitals to open their own digital health clinics.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
FinTech

Protegee provides payments API enabling AI voice agents to securely process payments, ensuring compliance, security, and fraud prevention.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Raycaster streamlines selling technical products by automating research, uncovering insights like lab specs or API metrics.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
London, United Kingdom
Software

Recase is a developer of a manual review platform that offers fintechs to build completely automated onboarding flows.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Reticular is an AI based Biotechnology Research firm that discover bilogical drugs with limited data.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
Wilmington, United States
B2B

Revi helps Investment Banks, PE firms, and Corporate Development teams find new deals with precise workflows.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
B2B

The modern AI insurance broker for startups and SMBs.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Roundabout Technologies is an AI powered software for Traffic Lights to optimize signals.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
New York, United States
Financial Services

Sandbox Wealth is a turnkey private banking platform for non-bank financial institutions.

$1.3M raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Developer APIs

Scrapybara creates virtual environments for AI agents, scaling and maintaining remote desktops with API access.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ShowAndTell creates AI agents to simplify dental patient operations and enhance case acceptance.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
London, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

Siftr is a precision therapeutics company that is currently in development.

$1.3M raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI compliance analysts for banks and fintechs.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
Seattle, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Summed AI is an assistant that finds Medicare policy details faster, helping enroll clients with fewer compliance issues.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
West Jordan, United States
Customer Service

Sunset helps find all assets of a deceased person without alerting financial institutions, keeping privacy intact.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Developer Tools

Supercontrast is a software development firm offering monitoring service to look models relation with customer experiences.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
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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
$657K
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
9+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
3.B2B
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

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