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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
$82.1M
Avg Funding
$3.3M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Paris3$11.2M
London3$20.5M
Madrid2$1.4M
New York2$1.7M
Sunnyvale1$2.1M
Atlanta1$4.0M
Austin1$3.6M
La Trinité-sur-mer1$2.7M
San Francisco1$3.5M
Lincoln1$485K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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Madrid, Spain
Food and Beverage

Healthy Poke is a chain of healthy food restaurants specialized in Hawaiian food and specifically in its famous Pokes.

$1.4M raised
Apr 2023
Sunnyvale, United States
Cloud Security

Aurva protects sensitive data with runtime visibility, access monitoring, and AI-driven compliance — powered by eBPF.

$2.1M raised
Apr 2023
Atlanta, United States
Ad Network

Monetizr is an in-game ad experience platform that integrates brand stories at scale into mobile games.

$4.0M raised
Apr 2023
Paris, France
Information Technology

Empowill is a Software company that provides digitization of HR interviews, impact measurement, skills, and training management services.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2023
Austin, United States
Banking

inbanx is a unified solution for budget + spending control.

$3.6M raised
Apr 2023
La Trinité-sur-mer, France
Employee Benefits

Spayr is a payroll tool that offers to pay employee salaries.

$2.7M raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Energy Efficiency

Specifx Data specializes in data enrichment and metadata retrieval mainly for the HVAC industry.

$3.5M raised
Apr 2023
Lincoln, United States
Fitness

Tiiga offers a powdered beverage mix that promotes a healthy microbiome and improved overall health.

$485K raised
Apr 2023
London, United Kingdom
Gaming

TreesPlease Games develops various computer and online games.

$8.0M raised
Apr 2023
York, United Kingdom
Alternative Protein

VFC Foods is a vegan food producer that provides fresh plant-based protein foods.

$7.5M raised
Apr 2023
Toronto, Canada
AgTech

Vivid Machines is a startup company that revolutionizes agricultural production to help fruit and vegetable farmers produce more food.

$3.2M raised
Apr 2023
Ronse, Belgium
Information Technology

Whale is the simple knowledge sharing and training platform for SME's

$2.5M raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Finance

Yelo Funding offers college financing that is an innovative funding solution for students of all backgrounds in higher education.

$1.2M raised
Apr 2023
Miami, United States
Health Care

AI enabled recruiting platform

$1.4M raised
Apr 2023
Cerizay, France
Electric Vehicle

Kate is electric car manufacturing company.

$7.7M raised
Apr 2023
London, United Kingdom
B2B

The award-winning free e-prescribing service chosen by Private GPs and Consultants to deliver medication to their patients nationwide

$3.0M raised
Apr 2023
London, United Kingdom
3D Technology

MetaGravity offers distributed computing infrastructure for metaverse gaming and virtual simulations.

$9.5M raised
Apr 2023
Madrid, Spain
Food and Beverage

BaØa Food offers a selection of organic superfoods for a nutritional experience.

Apr 2023
Paris, France
Architecture

Asap. work is an employment agency that provides recruitment and consulting services using digital tools for the construction industry.

$5.5M raised
Apr 2023
Mckinney, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Intelligage creates a customized and effective AI workforce, ushering in a revolutionary new era in AI-driven employment.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Los Altos, United States
Analytics

Revenue Data Platform for Post-Sales Teams

$3.0M raised
Apr 2023
Chicago, United States
Analytics

Behavioral Movable Outdoor Programmatic Ad Platform Powered by real-time data and AI

$100K raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI powered news aggregator & social networking

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Paris, France
Blockchain

The market neutral AMM.

$4.6M raised
Apr 2023
Detroit, United States
Finance

TiiCKER is an intelligent software platform that engages, verifies, and incentivizes consumer shareholders.

$5.0M raised
Apr 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
$3.3M
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

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.Paris
3 companies
2.London
3 companies
3.Madrid
2 companies
4.New York
2 companies
5.Sunnyvale
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 food and beverage 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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