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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 24,242 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: September 2026
Total Companies
24,242
Total Funding
$65.1M
Avg Funding
$2.6M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)6$16.5M
Information Technology2$8.1M
Food and Beverage2$4.8M
Biotechnology2$11.0M
Database1$1.6M
Chemical1Undisclosed
Communities1Undisclosed
Energy Management1$880K
Generative AI1$4.0M
Biomass Energy1Undisclosed

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
New York2$4.3M
Paris2$4.8M
Crofton1$1.6M
Toronto1$4.8M
Dover1$6.0M
Sapporo1Undisclosed
New Castle1Undisclosed
Park City1$3.0M
Billerica1$880K
Brentwood1$1.1M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Crofton, United States
Database

Dapt unifies accounting, time tracking, and payroll to provide real time labor cost control and profitability insights.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2025
Toronto, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

EverKind helps you attain balance, clarity, and personal development by fusing evidence-based health methods.

$4.8M raised
Sep 2025
Dover, United States
Information Technology

The Geniez GenAI Framework is designed to seamlessly connect cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs).

$6.0M raised
Sep 2025
Sapporo, Japan
Chemical

Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions.

Sep 2025
New Castle, United States
Communities

OurRitual is a digital platform that transforms the way people strengthen and grow their relationships.

Sep 2025
Park City, United States

SCOREalytics is a platform developed for managing complexity.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2025
Billerica, United States
Energy Management

Tactical Edge Systems is an energy tech company that offers hardware and scientific solutions commercial and defense companies.

$880K raised
Sep 2024
Brentwood, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A safe super browser for kids

$1.1M raised
Sep 2024
New York, United States
Generative AI

Anytime AI builds premier AI legal assistants for plaintiff lawyers.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2024
São Paulo, Brazil
Food and Beverage

B4Waste is a food waste management company that offers products close to expiration at attractive prices.

Sep 2024
Paris, France
Biomass Energy

ClimeFi is the leader specialising in permanent carbon removals (CDRs), partnering with companies to build portfolio of certified CDR assets

Sep 2024
Minato, Japan
Electrical Distribution

ElleThermo is an energy company that specializes in the manufacturing and sales of renewable energy generation devices and equipment.

$2.5M raised
Sep 2024
Austin, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fastn is the embedded integration infrastructure for SaaS—powering native, multi-tenant integrations with minimal engineering effort.

$2.6M raised
Sep 2024
Aurora, United States
Health Care

Innovative Midfoot Solutions is a healthcare company.

$1.0M raised
Sep 2024
Hayward, United States
Delivery Service

Portex removes manual freight procurement for shippers and their partners to save money and time.

$6.3M raised
Sep 2024
Belfast, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Leading the way in AI governance for secure, responsible, and compliant AI deployment.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2023
New York, United States
Biotechnology

Anvesana develops therapies for treating inheritable blood and bleeding disorders.

$250K raised
Sep 2023
Genk, Belgium
Biotechnology

Axithra provides therapeutic medication monitoring and measures beta-lactam antibiotic concentrations in blood.

$10.7M raised
Sep 2023
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Enzai is a AI governance platform allows to build and deploy AI with confidence.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2023
Barra Da Tijuca, Brazil
Apps

Ezvolt is a private Electric Station Network in Brazil.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2023
Chicago, United States
Blockchain

Infinimos is a Cosmos eco-friendly liquid derivatives staking platform.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2023
Paris, France
Food and Beverage

La Tournée provides food and beverages delivery service.

$4.8M raised
Sep 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Beem provides AI smart wallet application that provide users with access to emergency cash.

Sep 2023
Des Moines, United States
Information Technology

Polk Partners Fiber is a technology company.

$2.1M raised
Sep 2023
Auckland, New Zealand
E-Commerce

The Better Packaging is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions to reduce the plastic waste of eCommerce and retail.

$398K raised
Sep 2022
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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 24,242 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.6M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.New York
2 companies
2.Paris
2 companies
3.Crofton
1 companies
4.Toronto
1 companies
5.Dover
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 24,242 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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