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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
$28.1M
Avg Funding
$1.1M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco15$9.1M
Tel Aviv1$7.0M
South San Francisco1$500K
Santa Barbara1$500K
Copenhagen1$1.6M
Seattle1$4.0M
Palo Alto1$500K
Vancouver1$150K
New York1$500K
London1$2.3M

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Issue equity to your teams in any country, stay in compliance locally, protect your employees from tax penalties, easily & quickly.

$7.0M raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Financial Services

xPay is a single API that allows businesses in India and SEA to accept global payments.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
South San Francisco, United States
Biotechnology

Velorum Therapeutics produces powerful cancer treatments that starve tumors.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
Santa Barbara, United States
Enterprise

Veles is the only price calculator that provides salespeople the confidence to close larger agreements.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Employee Benefits

Maximizing healthcare benefits for self-insured employers.

$2.1M raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Information Technology

Terrakotta is a web phone that allows users to communicate with leads and leave AI-generated voicemails.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States

Tensorfuse makes it simple to deploy and manage LLM pipelines on your cloud.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Software

Superagent is an open-source platform that enables anyone to run AI agents that transform data into insights.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Subsets is an artificial intelligence company that offers AI-driven retention automation for subscription media.

$1.6M raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Information Technology

Real-time and Two-way Data Synchronization between CRMs and Databases.

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

Amber is an extension of your post-sales team, providing context for each customer and action.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
Seattle, United States
Cyber Security

Plug the leaks in your Gen AI Application, Data Governance for Gen AI

$4.0M raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Alai uses AI to assist technology professionals create high-quality presentations faster.

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

Andy AI is AI software that completes documentation for nurses during home visits.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
Palo Alto, United States
Information Technology

Aqua is a voice-controlled text editor.

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

Artos is an AI-based document-drafting platform that allows life sciences teams to convert their data and reports into submission packages.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Aerospace

Astro Mechanica has designed a new form of jet enginethe Electric Adaptive Engine.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
Vancouver, Canada
Information Services

Aterio offers real estate insights to help investors find high-potential neighborhoods and monitor the appreciation in a single platform.

$150K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Information Technology

Basepilot develops AI assistants that automate tedious and manual tasks.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
New York, United States
B2B

BetterBasket provides automated merchandising information for food and beverage enterprises.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Software

Bilanc is the only analytics platform that monitors costs and profits at the customer level.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
London, United Kingdom
Blockchain

Arkis offers multichain, undercollateralized leverage powered by portfolio margin. Accelerating the maturity of DeFi.

$2.3M raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Brainbase is the first enterprise-grade AI technology designed for business automation.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States
Internet

Browser Buddy makes recommendations across the web.

$500K raised
Feb 2024
Singapore, Singapore
B2B

BuildBear Labs Platform for testing dApps at scale.

$1.9M raised
Feb 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
$1.1M
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2 companies
4.B2B
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
15 companies
2.Tel Aviv
1 companies
3.South San Francisco
1 companies
4.Santa Barbara
1 companies
5.Copenhagen
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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