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Seed

AcquiredYC W15

San Francisco, US · 11 employees · 7 known investors

Find your way into Seed

695 people in our graph share verified history with the Seed team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Giovanni Pericoliniunlockedknows Ryan Hildebrand · together at PwC (overlapped)
knows the team · via Brown University
×3knows the team · via PwC
×2knows the team · via Gap Inc. Direct (Verizon Business)
×3knows the team · via 550 Digital Media Ventures - A Sony Group Company
knows the team · via Demandforce

Seed offers mobile banking services tailored to small business owners, providing digital banking tools and support services for business management.

FintechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W15)

BMBrian Merritt
Brian Merrittin𝕏Founder/CEOBrian Merritt cofounded and led Seed (which exited to Cross River Bank) and served as VP Engineering at Simple (acquired by BBVA). He has experience building financial services platforms.
RHRyan Hildebrand
Ryan HildebrandinFounderRyan Hildebrand was an early member of Simple, a consumer fintech bank, and led its sale to BBVA. He founded Seed, a business fintech bank acquired by Cross River Bank, where he serves as Head of Payments and BaaS.

Investors · 7

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Atomicoreported · 2 sourcesLondon
DCVC (Data Collective)reportedPalo Alto · $5M – $25M
PranaVenturesreportedMilan · $270K – $810K
SGInnovatereportedSingapore · $652K – $18M
Spintop VenturesreportedStockholm · $108K – $1.6M
Systemiq CapitalreportedLondon

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

EXCLUSIVE: Switzerland’s Aeon acquires Aware Health as total Seed funding surpasses €12 millioneu-startups.com · Sep 2026Copenhagen’s Seed Capital closes €130 million Fund V to back Nordic startups from Seed to Series Aeu-startups.com · Sep 2026Milan-based Bynario raises €2.1 million pre-Seed after AI research exposed serious Apple vulnerabilitieseu-startups.com · Sep 2026Oulu-based Creoir secures Seed funding to scale voice AI for defence and mission-critical systemseu-startups.com · Sep 2026Belgian food quality AI startup Backbone raises €4 million pre-Seed roundeu-startups.com · Sep 2026Fresh from €14.6 million Seed round, eComID acquires Nilum to push into recommerceeu-startups.com · Sep 2026London-based Callosum raises €85.4 million in Atomico-led Seed round to unify AI models and chipseu-startups.com · Aug 2026Danish AI infrastructure startup Velatir secures €5 million six months after its pre-Seed round and official launcheu-startups.com · Aug 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Seed do?
Seed offers mobile banking services tailored to small business owners, providing digital banking tools and support services for business management.
Who founded Seed?
Seed was founded by Brian Merritt, Ryan Hildebrand.
Who are Seed's investors?
Seed's investors include Y Combinator, Atomico, DCVC (Data Collective), PranaVentures, SGInnovate, Spintop Ventures, Systemiq Capital.
Where is Seed headquartered?
Seed is headquartered in San Francisco, US.