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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
$16.1M
Avg Funding
$644K
Global Reach
2
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco12$9.6M
New York8$4.0M
Brea1$500K
Wilmington1$500K
Seattle1$500K
Haifa1$500K
Tel Aviv-yafo1$500K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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New York, United States
Analytics

Turntable develops a data discovery and visualization platform to create and manage data pipelines.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Type is an AI-powered document editor that helps people to write remarkably fast.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Unstatiq provides a data integration and transformation platform using artificial intelligence.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Health Care

Untether Labs is a scheduling software that offers workforce management solutions for healthcare industries.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

UpTrain develops an open-source toolkit to observe and refine AI applications.

$2.2M raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Personalize writing styles of LLMs

$1.2M raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
E-Commerce Platforms

Viddy enables e-commerce brands to increase conversion rates and engagement by adding shoppable and interactive video experiences.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Waveline automates email workflows, generates database queries, and builds custom AI pipelines.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Database

Snowflake for sensor data.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
B2B

Workpage is an internal directory of your company's employees, teams, and projects.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Zenfetch is a call assistant tool that enables real-time call intelligence for sales teams.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Cryptocurrency

ZeroDev is a smart wallet as a-service firm that provides in-app smart contract wallets.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Developer Tools

Pierre is a platform for building software.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Pair AI is an AI-based mobile-first education platform.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Brea, United States
Financial Services

Finex is an app that provides access to bank accounts, international transfers, and financial insights from e-commerce services.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Wilmington, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

SPRX Technologies is an AI-based software that makes corporate R&D tax credits.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Developer APIs

Fastgen is a low-code API and workflow builder with a drag-and-drop interface to create backends and automations.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Seattle, United States
Information Technology

Gloo is a data search engine that automatically computes multiple embeddings for a single document.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Cryptocurrency

THEYA is a Bitcoin self-custody app for users who find crypto exchanges risky and hardware wallets overwhelming.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Collaboration

Berry's AI CSM helps SaaS companies train/onboard customers at scale

$1.7M raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Haven is the AI Agent platform for property management.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Internet

Storyboarder is a tool and platform that enables one to create, buy, and sell webcomics.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Haifa, Israel
Cloud Data Services

Tailorr helps SaaS companies find their self-serve pricing and packaging faster, without the engineering effort.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Tel Aviv-yafo, Israel
DevOps

KoalaOps is a platform for building microservices on Kubernetes.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
Credit

Trigo is a rental and housing data platform that improves credit outcomes and democratizes financial products for the under-banked.

$500K 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
$644K
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
7+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

2.B2B
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
12 companies
2.New York
8 companies
3.Brea
1 companies
4.Wilmington
1 companies
5.Seattle
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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