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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
$116.0M
Avg Funding
$4.6M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)7$18.8M
Analytics3$8.9M
Blockchain2$9.1M
Information Technology2$7.1M
Education1$300K
Hockey1$1.0M
Sports1$9.0M
AI Infrastructure1$4.0M
Agentic AI1$5.0M
Grocery1$400K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco3$18.1M
New York2$4.3M
San Jose1$300K
Fort Lauderdale1$1.0M
Key Biscayne1$9.0M
Austin1$5.0M
Miami1$400K
Vinkovci1$174K
Liverpool1$4.0M
Madrid1$3.5M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
San Jose, United States
Education

Magical Bedtime Stories, Made Just for Your Child

$300K raised
Dec 2025
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Hockey

High-performing protective gear and training equipment.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2025
Key Biscayne, United States
Sports

Racquet 360 Focused on promoting the growth of sports such as padel, pickleball, and beach tennis.

$9.0M raised
Dec 2025
San Francisco, United States
AI Infrastructure

Ando is an AI-native workforce infrastructure for predictive demand and intelligent workforce allocation.

$4.0M raised
Dec 2025
Austin, United States
Agentic AI

Durable Security Outcomes for Demanding Enterprises

$5.0M raised
Dec 2025
Miami, United States
Grocery

Nude Miami is a retailer for cafe offering clean ingredient groceries, wellness foods, coffee, and consciously curated lifestyle products.

$400K raised
Dec 2025
Vinkovci, Croatia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Rebuilding how AI thinks from the ground up. We don't train bigger models- we invented a new way for models to think.

$174K raised
Dec 2025
New York, United States
Analytics

AccurKardia is an ECG-led diagnostics software company.

$2.5M raised
Dec 2025
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Blockchain

Altura is a multi-strategy yield protocol deployed on HyperEVM delivering ~19% APY

$4.0M raised
Dec 2025
Madrid, Spain
Advertising

Adcities is an OHH advertising network, which specializes in geocontextual data that aims measurable and targeted outdoor campaign.

$3.5M raised
Dec 2025
Istanbul, Turkey
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

atWallets is a unified data and API infrastructure for digital asset exchanges, user accounts, and market data.

$500K raised
Dec 2025
Somerville, United States
Chemical

Addis Energy is on a mission to alter the way we feed and fuel our society, harnessing the Earth's potential for clean ammonia production.

$8.3M raised
Dec 2025
Santa Ana, United States
Consumer Goods

Mobile App, Consumer Goods, Sporting Goods, Smart Mobility, Mobile App

Dec 2025
London, United Kingdom
Analytics

Bourn provides an AI-powered Flexible Trade Account, which integrates Open Banking and accounting software connectivity.

$4.6M raised
Dec 2025
San Francisco, United States
Blockchain

Button makes it easy to do more with your Bitcoin

$5.1M raised
Dec 2025
Wayne, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Enteprise Agentic AI SaaS and Services

$500K raised
Dec 2025
Washington, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Clipbook is an AI-powered research and analysis platform designed for public relations, communications, and public affairs teams.

$3.3M raised
Dec 2025
New York, United States
Analytics

Cognizo helps marketers understand and improve brand visibility in AI search.

$1.8M raised
Dec 2025
Bogotá, Colombia
Compliance

Dapper is a public affairs intelligence company that helps businesses navigate public affairs using AI and real-time multi sector data.

$600K raised
Dec 2025
Minneapolis, United States
Information Technology

DayFi is a company that offers technology related products and services.

$600K raised
Dec 2025
Torino, Italy
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

DHTA Sport is an AI-powered SaaS platform helping teams and sports organizations enhance performance, engagement, and operations.

$1.7M raised
Dec 2025
Sydney, Australia
Information Technology

DryFlow Magnetics is an industrial technology company that specialises in waterless mineral processing.

$6.5M raised
Dec 2025
Spokane, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Govstream.ai is a Govtech SaaS startup that offers AI technology for streamlining permitting and urban development.

$3.6M raised
Dec 2025
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Jeeva AI provides a contact finder that identifies work emails and phone numbers from names, domains, or job titles.

$9.0M raised
Dec 2025
Bridgewater, United States

Juniper Biosciences are at the forefront of transforming healthcare with revolutionary radiopharmaceuticals.

$40.0M raised
Dec 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
$4.6M
Funded Last 12 Months
25
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
3 companies
2.New York
2 companies
3.San Jose
1 companies
4.Fort Lauderdale
1 companies
5.Key Biscayne
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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