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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
$15.2M
Avg Funding
$608K
Global Reach
5
countries

Top Industries for Seed Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)7$4.5M
Analytics3$1.5M
Bioinformatics1$500K
Information Technology1$500K
Consumer Electronics1$500K
B2B1$500K
CRM1$500K
Apps1$500K
Gamification1$1.0M
E-Learning1$500K

Seed Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Francisco13$7.5M
New York2$1.0M
Redwood City1$500K
San Mateo1$500K
Temecula1$500K
Manchester1$500K
Sisli1$1.0M
London1$500K
Vancouver1$500K
Mountain View1$500K

Recently Funded Seed Companies

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San Francisco, United States
Analytics

DAGWorks develops an open-core platform for data science teams to develop, produce, and maintain machine learning.

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

Decoherence is an AI-based platform to help in video creation from prompts.

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

Demospace is an AI voice agent.

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

Double is an AI-based tool that automates tedious data entry work.

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

Drift Bio develops software to help life sciences companies analyze their data.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Mateo, United States
Information Technology

EdgeBit provides real-time supply chain security that eliminates noise for your team.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Consumer Electronics

Electric Air is a technology enabled contractor that provides electric heating and cooling pumps and their installation services.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
B2B

Fabius analyzes customer calls with AI to help sales leaders improve their reps' performance.

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

Fairway Health provides AI-powered solutions for health insurers to manage the prior authorization process.

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

Feather allows you to discover, analyze, and identify investment opportunities.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Temecula, United States
CRM

FlexWash Technologies is a car wash operating system that provides POS, CRM, SMS marketing, and proactive maintenance services.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Manchester, United Kingdom
Apps

Forfeit is a habit contracts application.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Sisli, Turkey
Gamification

Gleam Games is an entertainment company that creates mobile gaming apps with advanced design and technology for players.

$1.0M raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Gluetrail is a revenue intelligence platform that provides revenue planning for B2B companies.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
London, United Kingdom
E-Learning

GoodCourse is the mobile-first micro-learning platform, making e-learning accessible for non-desk workers and other remote audiences.

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

Hammr is a platform for the construction industry that provides time tracking, payroll, benefits, and compliance.

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

Helicone is an open-source observability platform for generative AI.

$1.5M raised
Apr 2023
Vancouver, Canada
Developer Tools

IcePanel is a SaaS tool for tech teams to collaborate on their software architecture design.

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

Iliad is an AI image generation system that allows users to create game assets.

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

inBuild is a powerful web-based application that provides financial automation and intelligent accounts payable solutions for home builders.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Mountain View, United States
Finance

Inri is an investment platform for Indian Expats to diversify capital.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
San Francisco, United States
Lead Generation

Interlock is still in stealth mode.

$500K raised
Apr 2023
Madrid, Spain
Compliance

Help global companies comply with local invoicing requirements

$1.7M raised
Apr 2023
New York, United States
E-Commerce

Jaldi is an online shop that sells groceries, household items, and beauty products.

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

Keeling Labs is an applied AI research company focused on solving climate change.

$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
$608K
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Seed Funding

3 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Seed Startups

1.San Francisco
13 companies
2.New York
2 companies
3.Redwood City
1 companies
4.San Mateo
1 companies
5.Temecula
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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