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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
$69.6M
Avg Funding
$2.8M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)5$18.1M
Biotechnology2$3.9M
Analytics2$7.2M
Blockchain2$1.8M
Civil Engineering1$563K
Health Care1$310K
Baby1$171K
Financial Services1$222K
DevOps1$332K
Diabetes1$674K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London3$4.4M
San Francisco3$7.0M
Singapore2$4.2M
New York2$14.6M
Fresno1$563K
Ithaca1$310K
Santa Fe1$171K
Bucharest1$332K
Marlow1$2.3M
Didcot1$674K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

Export
Fresno, United States
Civil Engineering

Lyles Construction Group is a construction company that provides construction management and excavation services.

$563K raised
Jul 2023
Ithaca, United States
Health Care

Yoomi is a digital health company that provides real-time feedback to better mobilize and guide patients during exercise programs.

$310K raised
Jul 2023
Santa Fe, United States
Baby

BabyQuip is the leading baby gear marketplace, providing families with gear when they travel and now cleaning baby gear for local families.

$171K raised
Jul 2023
London, United Kingdom
Financial Services

Ultimate core banking software for PayTechs

$222K raised
Jul 2023
Bucharest, Romania
DevOps

BunnyShell is a simple and fast cloud-agnostic DevOps automation platform to deploy, scale, and optimize your applications.

$332K raised
Jul 2023
Marlow, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

CHAIN Biotechnology is a microbiome therapeutics company with a novel drug development platform targeting chronic gut-related diseases.

$2.3M raised
Jul 2023
Didcot, United Kingdom
Diabetes

Digostics develops a glucose tolerance testing platform to assist users in performing tests at home.

$674K raised
Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Effectiv is a real-time fraud and risk decisioning platform for financial institutions and fintechs.

$4.5M raised
Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fungies.io is an AI-powered, no-code platform that enables SaaS and Game developers set up payments and storefronts in minutes.

$500K raised
Jul 2023
Montreal, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A data-centric productivity platform for prompt and data engineering.

$3.8M raised
Jul 2023
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Materials Nexus is a deep-tech company accelerating the change to net-zero materials

$2.6M raised
Jul 2023
Netanya, Israel
Electronics

Powering the next generation processors with a new paradigm of VLSI design

$8.0M raised
Jul 2023
Sisli, Turkey
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Size&Me is a technology company that provides curated artificial intelligence solutions for the textile and fashion industry.

$230K raised
Jul 2023
Seattle, United States
Blockchain

Taro Finance automates the private market investing process and enables liquid secondary markets for private companies & funds.

$100K raised
Jul 2023
Singapore, Singapore
Information Technology

Zuno provides end-to-end carbon management solutions that enables organization to track, report, and reduce their environmental impact.

$2.5M raised
Jul 2023
Cambridge, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Akooda is a Ops Intelligence platform, providing true insights on existing SaaS tools used across the digital footprint.

$11.0M raised
Jul 2023
Lund, Sweden
Analytics

DBtune is an AI-powered database tuning service.

$2.7M raised
Jul 2023
Singapore, Singapore
Blockchain

Kandle is a gameFi that empowers the existing and next billion crypto traders globally by introducing fantasy gaming to crypto.

$1.7M raised
Jul 2023
Chevy Chase, United States
Chemical

ETCH commercializes a chemical process that generates low-cost hydrogen by splitting natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon.

$7.5M raised
Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Enterprise

Revenue and payout platform purpose-built for the insurance ecosystem

$2.0M raised
Jul 2023
New York, United States
Finance

Giraffe develops an investment engine to help individuals and companies to improve the world.

$10.5M raised
Jul 2023
Malmo, Sweden
Ediscovery

Handiscover is the first community based Holiday accommodation-booking website, dedicated to people with special needs and disabilities.

$177K raised
Jul 2023
New York, United States
CRM

Mobilo is a digital business card that uses NFC to wirelessly exchange contact information.

$4.1M raised
Jul 2023
Brussels, Belgium
Distillery

NietsCo is an alcohol-free company.

$1.7M raised
Jul 2023
London, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

NK:IO is a biotech company that develops novel approaches to natural killer cell-mediated immunotherapy.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2023
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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
$2.8M
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
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.London
3 companies
2.San Francisco
3 companies
3.Singapore
2 companies
4.New York
2 companies
5.Fresno
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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