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Seed Watch: More than 100 startups have raised pre-seed & seed rounds so far in 2025

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Ofodile Iloanya
January 24, 2025

Welcome to our weekly edition of Seed Watch- a segment of Market Insyte Digest focused on sharing some of the latest and most intriguing Pre-seed & Seed funding news grabbing the headlines in the startup world. 

Since our last edition, we have surpassed a significant milestone. More than 100 (141 to be exact) startups have raised pre-seed and seed rounds in 2025 so far. This is exciting because it shows there’s a demand for new and innovative solutions to the world’s problems. Here are the top 3 deals from this week that caught our eye.

  • Startup Name: Collate

  • Industry: Healthtech

  • Region: United States

  • Amount (USD): $30 million

  • The problem it is solving: Collate tackles the life sciences industry's time-consuming and labour-intensive documentation processes. These processes are crucial for diagnostic, medical device, and drug development companies but often slow down research, clinical trials, and time-to-market for innovations

  • What the Funds Will Be Spent On: Developing and refining its AI-driven documentation automation platform. Expanding its team and fostering a strong organizational culture.

  • Startup Name: Vertical Compute

  • Industry: AI

  • Region: Belgium

  • Amount (USD): $20.9 million

  • The problem it is solving: Vertical Compute addresses the “memory wall” challenge in computing systems, where traditional memory technologies (SRAM and DRAM) fail to scale efficiently to meet the growing demands of AI workloads.

  • What the Funds Will Be Spent On: Advancing R&D to develop and commercialize a vertically integrated memory and compute technology. Expanding its elite engineering team to support innovation.

  • Startup Name: Hyperline

  • Industry: Fintech

  • Region: France

  • Amount (USD): $10 million

  • The problem it is solving: Hyperline addresses inefficiencies in revenue management for software businesses. It enables finance teams to streamline and automate revenue processes, offering a single platform to create flexible pricing and billing plans that meet diverse customer demands. This helps SaaS and technology businesses improve scalability, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

  • What the Funds Will Be Spent On: Building out its commercial operations. Expanding its global footprint.