Seed investors · Jul 9, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026

Investors backing seed-stage startups, with recent deals and lead activity.

HongShanLatest Oct 1

Photon · $4.5M Seed 子午线光年 · Undisclosed Angel

2rounds

0led

AI 1Developer tools 1

Seed 2

Oct 1, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Photon $4.5M Seed 子午线光年 Undisclosed Angel

Initialized CapitalLatest Oct 1

Hop Aero · $11M Seed Robocurve · $10M Seed

2rounds

2led

Defense tech 1Robotics 1

Seed 2

Oct 1, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Hop Aero $11M Seed Robocurve $10M Seed

Lunar VenturesLatest Oct 1

Hop Aero · $11M Seed Zenithon AI · $10M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Defense tech 1

Seed 2

Oct 1, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Hop Aero $11M Seed Zenithon AI $10M Seed

Slauson & Co.Latest Oct 1

Satlyt · $8M Seed Bluecore Energy · $40M Seed — additional capital within USD50m financing

2rounds

0led

Climate tech 1Space tech 1

Seed 2

Oct 1, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Satlyt $8M Seed Bluecore Energy $40M Seed — additional capital within USD50m financing

Animoca BrandsLatest Sep 30

PERPTools · $5M Seed Vangrid · $9M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Fintech 1

Seed 2

Sep 30, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

PERPTools $5M Seed Vangrid $9M Seed

Qatar Development BankLatest Sep 30

Aligator · $1.2M Seed Dawraty · $2M Seed

2rounds

1led

Edtech 1Enterprise software 1

Seed 2

Sep 30, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Aligator $1.2M Seed Dawraty $2M Seed

Realyze VenturesLatest Sep 30

Kuro Technology · €10M Seed Phase0 · €2.6M Seed extension

2rounds

1led

Enterprise software 2

Seed 2

Sep 30, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Kuro Technology €10M Seed Phase0 €2.6M Seed extension

SauceLatest Sep 30

EDT · $2.4M Pre-Series A betterhood · ₹115M Seed

2rounds

2led

Consumer 1Healthtech 1

Seed 2

Sep 30, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

EDT $2.4M Pre-Series A betterhood ₹115M Seed

4BIO CapitalLatest Sep 29

Aptadir Therapeutics · €40M Seed Cloverleaf Bio · $33M Seed

2rounds

2led

Biotech 2

Seed 2

Sep 29, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Aptadir Therapeutics €40M Seed Cloverleaf Bio $33M Seed

BpifranceLatest Sep 29

Edison IA · €1M Seed Ed.ai · €5M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Edtech 1

Seed 2

Sep 29, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Edison IA €1M Seed Ed.ai €5M Seed

CDP Venture CapitalLatest Sep 29

Aptadir Therapeutics · €40M Seed Clastix · €2.9M Seed

2rounds

1led

Biotech 1Developer tools 1

Seed 2

Sep 29, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Aptadir Therapeutics €40M Seed Clastix €2.9M Seed

Club degli InvestitoriLatest Sep 29

Aptadir Therapeutics · €40M Seed Gamindo · €1.4M Seed

2rounds

0led

Biotech 1Edtech 1

Seed 2

Sep 29, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Aptadir Therapeutics €40M Seed Gamindo €1.4M Seed

ANOBAKA, Inc.Latest Sep 28

Smolt Co., Ltd. · ~¥200M Pre-Series A extension GEMBA Co., Ltd. · ¥45M Seed

2rounds

1led

Agritech 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 2

Sep 28, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Smolt Co., Ltd. ~¥200M Pre-Series A extension GEMBA Co., Ltd. ¥45M Seed

Chugin Capital Partners Co., Ltd.Latest Sep 28

Smolt Co., Ltd. · ~¥200M Pre-Series A extension WAKU Inc. · ¥480M Pre-Series A

2rounds

0led

Agritech 2

Seed 2

Sep 28, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Smolt Co., Ltd. ~¥200M Pre-Series A extension WAKU Inc. ¥480M Pre-Series A

EurazeoLatest Sep 28

Complaion · €13.5M Seed Gradium · $100M Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 1Business services 1

Seed 2

Sep 28, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Complaion €13.5M Seed Gradium $100M Seed

K-FundLatest Sep 28

Complaion · €13.5M Seed HeyDiga · €5.5M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Business services 1

Seed 2

Sep 28, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Complaion €13.5M Seed HeyDiga €5.5M Seed

Start VenturesLatest Sep 28

Humanos · $3.2M Seed Usawa Care · $3M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Healthtech 1

Seed 2

Sep 28, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Humanos $3.2M Seed Usawa Care $3M Seed

Foothill VenturesLatest Sep 25

Overlord Labs, Inc. · $4.4M Seed extension Nexstrom · $12M Seed

2rounds

0led

Hardware 2

Seed 2

Sep 25, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Overlord Labs, Inc. $4.4M Seed extension Nexstrom $12M Seed

Buckley VenturesLatest Sep 24

Pilgrim · $25M Seed Foundational Industries · $25M Seed

2rounds

1led

Biotech 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 2

Sep 24, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Pilgrim $25M Seed Foundational Industries $25M Seed

Gigascale CapitalLatest Sep 24

Solcoa Industries · $75M Seed financing; equity, debt, and equipment financing Noetive · $41M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 2

Sep 24, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Solcoa Industries $75M Seed financing; equity, debt, and equipment financing Noetive $41M Seed

MistralLatest Sep 24

Clastix · €2.9M Seed Thri5 · $5.4M Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 1Developer tools 1

Seed 2

Sep 24, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Clastix €2.9M Seed Thri5 $5.4M Seed

Peak XV PartnersLatest Sep 24

MeantToBe, Inc. · $10.5M Seed Discovered Materials · $9M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Consumer 1

Seed 2

Sep 24, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

MeantToBe, Inc. $10.5M Seed Discovered Materials $9M Seed

Zeropearl VCLatest Sep 24

ONYA · ₹125M Pre-Series A True Artis · ₹114M Seed

2rounds

1led

Consumer 1Healthtech 1

Seed 2

Sep 24, 2026

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New companies 1 · Follow-on 1

Stages: Seed 2

ONYA ₹125M Pre-Series A True Artis ₹114M Seed

Cherry VenturesLatest Sep 23

Spiich Labs · €3M Seed telli · $15M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 2

Seed 2

Sep 23, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Spiich Labs €3M Seed telli $15M Seed

Generative VenturesLatest Sep 23

infiniFi · >$3M Seed Cordant · $8M Seed

2rounds

0led

Fintech 2

Seed 2

Sep 23, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

infiniFi >$3M Seed Cordant $8M Seed

Keen Venture PartnersLatest Sep 23

mika · €6M Seed Cato · €6M Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 1Fintech 1

Seed 2

Sep 23, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

mika €6M Seed Cato €6M Seed

Smedvig VenturesLatest Sep 23

mika · €6M Seed conmeet · €6M Seed

2rounds

1led

Fintech 1Proptech 1

Seed 2

Sep 23, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

mika €6M Seed conmeet €6M Seed

Ugly Duckling VenturesLatest Sep 23

Spiich Labs · €3M Seed Velatir · €5M Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 1Cybersecurity 1

Seed 2

Sep 23, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Spiich Labs €3M Seed Velatir €5M Seed

AFI VenturesLatest Sep 22

RelaiSanté · €6M Seed Ed.ai · €5M Seed

2rounds

0led

Edtech 1Healthtech 1

Seed 2

Sep 22, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

RelaiSanté €6M Seed Ed.ai €5M Seed

HeadlineLatest Sep 22

Primo · $8M Seed Avatar Robotics · $6.5M Seed

2rounds

1led

Enterprise software 1Robotics 1

Seed 2

Sep 22, 2026

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New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Primo $8M Seed Avatar Robotics $6.5M Seed

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