AI Startups to Watch in 2025: Seed Round Edition

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2025 is already turning into a breakout year for early-stage AI startups. From agentic infrastructure to AI-native defense tech, new seed-stage players are reimagining everything from customer service to chip design.

So we’ve curated a list of standout startups to watch, categorized by what they’re building and where they’re making noise.

💼 Enterprise & Workflow Automation

• Cambrian – Helping developers build agentic AI workflows ($5.9M Seed)

• Octolane – AI-powered CRM automation for sales teams ($2.6M Seed)

• Virtue AI – Privacy-preserving AI systems ($30M Seed & Series A)

• AutonomyAI – Front-end dev productivity with AI ($4M Pre-Seed)

• Ropes – AI-driven engineering talent evaluations ($3.1M Seed)

🏥 Healthcare & MedTech

• illumicell AI – TechMed startup using AI to enhance diagnostics ($2M Pre-Seed)

• Bliss Aesthetics – AI-enhanced cosmetic enhancement platform ($17.5M Seed)

• Sohar Health – Benefits eligibility via AI ($3.8M Seed)

• Rondah AI – AI platform for dental service orgs ($1.8M Pre-Seed)

🛡️ Security, Privacy & Trust

• Octane – AI-first cybersecurity startup ($6.75M Seed)

• Charm Security – Customer-facing AI security platform ($8M Seed)

• SplxAI – Offensive security platform for agentic AI ($7M Seed)

• QWERKY AI – Building human-centered AI tools with a trust-first design ($2M Seed)

🧠 Infrastructure & Model Ops

• Corvic AI – Cognitive infrastructure for AI systems ($12M Seed)

• Featherless.ai – Serverless inference for AI workloads ($5M Seed)

• NodeFoundry AI – DePIN & agent aggregator platform (Seed round undisclosed)

🎯 Agentic & Foundation Model Startups

• Sympera AI – AI agents for the banking sector ($10M Seed)

• Yutori – Personal assistant AI for everyday digital tasks ($15M Seed)

• Human.org – AI safety research and alignment tools ($7.3M Pre-Seed)

• Sapient Intelligence – Self-evolving generalist AI platform ($22M Seed)

🎙️ Voice & Conversational AI

• ai|coustics – Voice AI infrastructure startup (€5M Seed)

• voize – Accelerating healthcare documentation with speech tech ($9M Seed)

• Hamming.ai – Platform for voice agent reliability ($3.8M Seed)

🧾 Finance & Compliance

• Pax – AI-powered duty drawback for importers ($4.5M Seed)

• Friday Harbor – AI helping loan officers automate compliance ($6M Seed)

• Warrant – Compliance-focused AI marketing assistant ($720K Pre-Seed)

🛠️ Industrial, Energy & Climate

• Collide – GenAI platform for the energy sector ($5M Seed)

• 257 – Residential energy optimization using AI ($9.2M Seed)

• beSirius – Sustainability AI for mining and heavy industry (€3M Seed)

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