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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
$13.1M
Avg Funding
$525K
Global Reach
3
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)15$8.6M
Analytics2$1.0M
B2B2$1.0M
Health Care1$500K
Blockchain1Undisclosed
Consulting1$500K
Energy Storage1$500K
Internet of Things1$500K
Carbon Capture1$500K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco18$9.0M
New York2$2.1M
Oxford1$500K
Toronto1Undisclosed
London1$500K
Pittsburgh1$500K
Denver1$500K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Decisional AI is an AI Agent for the private markets that accelerates deep financial work for challenger financial services firms.

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

Digitalcarbon converts images and videos into photorealistic 3D environments.

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

dmodel allows firms to see how AI thinks and change its responses, boosting customer service without complete retraining.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Health Care

Driftly is a home health agency working on reducing clinician travel time to maximize efficiency.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Ember Robotics is focused on developing diagnostic tools specifically for cameras in autonomous systems.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
Oxford, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Evolvere BioSciences develops next-generation antibiotics using AI-driven co-evolutionary models to outpace bacterial resistance.

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

Exa Laboratories is a Computer Hardware Manufacturing firm making reconfigurable chips for AI.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
Toronto, Canada
Blockchain

Swan Chain develops a storage and computing infrastructure layer for Web3.

Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Finsou builds software to make lending more accessible through outsourced licensing and automated loan management systems.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Consulting

Flyflow is a AI copilot that enables companies to find prospective customers using AI workflows.

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

FocalStudio offers e-commerce companies AI image optimisation services to boost sales.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Focus Buddy creates a supportive framework for productivity in remote work setups.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fuse uses AI to help healthcare providers analyze claims and contracts, and boost revenue with data-driven strategies.finte

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

Hey Revia automates complex phone calls for healthcare providers, reducing hold times and streamlining tasks.

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

ideate.xyz provides individual AI design copilot that helps in content marketing with built-in AI designer.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
Pittsburgh, United States
Energy Storage

Ionworks is a Software Development firm offering simulation software used by battery and automotive companies.

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

Kairo Health builds AI agents that help deliver patient care at a fraction of the cost.

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

Mica AI is a Software Development firm offering B2B sales call automation services like analyzation, lead generation and follow-up.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

MinusX is a Chrome extension that adds a chat feature to analytics apps, letting AI help analyze data easily.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Internet of Things

Miru is a software development firm offering monitoring and troubleshooting autonomous vehicles, robots and drone.

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

Moonglow helps machine learning researchers and data scientists in connecting local Jupyter notebooks to remote cloud compute.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
Denver, United States
B2B

Odo uses AI to help companies find and win government contracts, saving proposal time and improving win rates.

$500K raised
Sep 2024
San Francisco, United States
Carbon Capture

Offstream is a Climate Data and Analytics firm that helps with the carbon compliance for infrastructure project.

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

Olive empowers lawyers to gain deeper insights into their clients' medical records by leveraging the power of AI technology.

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

Outerport lets you understand your complex documents faster with chain-of-memory reasoning.

$500K raised
Sep 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
$525K
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
9+
Cities Represented
7+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
3.B2B
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
18 companies
2.New York
2 companies
3.Oxford
1 companies
4.Toronto
1 companies
5.London
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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