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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
$121.9M
Avg Funding
$4.9M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)8$50.4M
Biotechnology2$8.8M
Blockchain1$4.0M
Developer Tools1$4.0M
Agriculture1$7.1M
Construction1$3.9M
Analytics1$3.3M
Business Development1$15.0M
EdTech1$550K
Biopharma1$6.6M

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
New York4$19.0M
Munich1$4.0M
Austin1$800K
Brandon1$4.4M
Salt Lake City1$5.0M
Rostock1$7.1M
Brooklyn1$3.9M
Singapore1$13.0M
Bedford1$7.6M
Atlanta1$3.3M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Munich, Germany
Blockchain

Warden develops Warden Protocol for blockchain key management and policy-based, cross-chain asset workflows.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2026
New York, United States

Symbiotic Security is a Cybersecurity Solution

$10.0M raised
Jan 2026
New York, United States
Developer Tools

Building intelligent data systems

$4.0M raised
Jan 2026
Austin, United States

New Patient Growth. Full Schedule. Busy Doctors & Hygienists.

$800K raised
Jan 2026
Brandon, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

CareBestie builds AI-powered voice engagement platforms for home-health, home-care, and post-acute care providers.

$4.4M raised
Jan 2026
Salt Lake City, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cashmere provides publishers with tools to manage and monetize data in the agentic AI era.

$5.0M raised
Jan 2026
Rostock, Germany
Agriculture

Innocent Meat Plug-and-Play tech turns meat producers in cell-based producers

$7.1M raised
Jan 2026
Brooklyn, United States
Construction

Lady Liberty Contracting is a company that offers plumbing and sewer solutions.

$3.9M raised
Jan 2026
Singapore, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

LV3.ai builds intelligent AI agents that automate customer support and business workflows across channels and languages.

$13.0M raised
Jan 2026
Bedford, United States
Biotechnology

NBO Pharma is a biotechnology company that develops drug for the treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.

$7.6M raised
Jan 2026
Atlanta, United States
Analytics

Pull Logic is a SaaS platform that addresses lost sales due to stockout for the retail industry.

$3.3M raised
Jan 2026
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Zoo Finance a pioneering DeFi protocol focused on unlocking liquidity from locked assets.

$8.0M raised
Dec 2025
Prague, Czech Republic
Business Development

Duvo is an agentic automation platform designed for enterprise businesses, particularly in retail and FMCG sectors.

$15.0M raised
Dec 2025
Strasbourg, France
Biotechnology

BiPER Therapeutics is a biotech company to develop and commercializes novel therapeutics.

$1.2M raised
Dec 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Built AI helps real estate professionals analyze commercial property opportunities faster and better.

$6.0M raised
Dec 2025
Weston, United States
EdTech

SaaS EdTech platform to tech techies English fater

$550K raised
Dec 2025
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

LizzyAI is an AI hiring platform that runs structured interviews, evaluates candidates, and helps companies manage recruitment using AI.

$5.0M raised
Dec 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Biopharma

Lyric Bio develops 3D tissue-enabled bioreactors to scale donor-sourced therapeutics, starting with intravenous immunoglobulin.

$6.6M raised
Dec 2025
Barcelona, Spain
Software

Manglai is a user-friendly platform that simplifies, speeds up, and ensures the accuracy of carbon footprint measurement and certification.

$1.2M raised
Dec 2025
Newport Beach, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Governed Workflow Automation for Long-Term Care: digitalhumanOS™

Dec 2025
Erieville, United States
Automotive

SelectFI is a SaaS for auto dealerships that leverages proprietary Predictive Lending™ analysis to prequalify customers for lending.

Dec 2025
Paris, France
Property Management

Proptech coliving platform

$781K raised
Jan 2025
New York, United States
Agentic AI

Redbird is an AI-powered workflow automation platform for business teams. Automate analytics, ops and reporting work with conversational AI.

Jan 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Air Transportation

Wingbits provides flight tracking network system and rewarding the contributors for providing the data.

$5.6M raised
Jan 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Grepr provides AI-driven log filtering and observability to cut data volume, support SAML SSO, and maintain SOC 2 compliance.

$9.0M 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 24,429 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$4.9M
Funded Last 12 Months
21
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.New York
4 companies
2.Munich
1 companies
3.Austin
1 companies
4.Brandon
1 companies
5.Salt Lake City
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.

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