Pre-seed companies are in the earliest stages of development, often pre-product or pre-revenue. These startups typically raise under $1M to validate their concept and build their initial team.
Explore 9,419 recently funded pre-seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 13 | $5.0M |
| Cloud Data Services | 2 | $2.0M |
| Financial Services | 2 | $997K |
| Information Technology | 2 | $1.3M |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | $1.8M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $250K |
| FinTech | 1 | $2.2M |
| B2B | 1 | $320K |
Wiserentr offers a renting service of consumer technology integrated at the point of sale of existing e-commerce and telcos.
XXCORP INC develops blockchain apps that use the power of technology to embrace real-life experiences.
MajorBoost is to reimagine how doctor’s offices and insurance companies communicate with each other.
Fintech software development, SaaS, App devlopment
Preventio is an AI-based solution that specializes in identifying and preventing pipe damages.
Solidec is the pathway to emission-free compounds, beginning with hydrogen peroxide.
Omniscient is a Paris-based AI-powered decision intelligence platform designed for boards and C-suite executives.
Grapple provides a no-code data platform for creating analytics dashboards using natural language.
Grapple provides a no-code data platform for creating analytics dashboards using natural language.
Jumpstart is a financial technology company that provides financial services and immigration support.
Spark is a software company that builds AI powered search engine and workflow solution for large-scale clean energy developers.
GroupUps simplifies buying and selling complex equipment with AI, saving buyers time and money while delivering sellers ready-to-close leads
TokenOwl is an artificial intelligence platform that provides DeFi and memecoin cryptocurrency traders with AI TurboTax.
SciPhi is an open source platform that makes it easy to build, test, deploy and scale your LLM RAG system.
Vectorview is a Customized capacity assessments that measure performance, safety, and risk for LLM agents and foundation models.
Attunement is a digital behavioral health platform for better mental healthcare.
Adagy Robotics begins with human operators who are trained and supported by generative AI.
Creo is a software that builds internal tools with prompt using artificial intelligence.
HeyPurple is developing an AI leasing assistant for landlords and property management companies.
Mango Health assists doctors in receiving payment for referring patients to therapy.
Meticulate is an AI-native prospecting engine
NtangledState Inc., a cutting-edge SaaS tech startup from Ottawa, Canada
Numo is a financial company that help the contactor, banks and freelancers to get paid in emerging markets.
Patchwork helps the team by providing better AI powered communication tools and replacing the Slack.
B2B cross-border payroll platform enabling North American companies to pay teams across Africa and Latin America
Pre-seed funding is the earliest formal stage of startup financing. At this point, founders are typically working on validating an idea, building a prototype, or conducting initial customer discovery. Many pre-seed rounds come from personal savings, friends and family, angel investors, or early-stage accelerators. The company is usually pre-revenue and may not yet have a fully built product.
$50K - $2M
The actual amount varies based on market conditions, company traction, and investor appetite.
Pre-seed capital is generally used to build a minimum viable product (MVP), conduct customer interviews, hire the first one or two team members, and cover operating expenses while the founders validate their assumptions about the market.
Friends and family, angel investors, micro-VCs, and startup accelerators like Y Combinator, Techstars, and 500 Global are the most common pre-seed investors. Some institutional seed funds also participate in pre-seed rounds when they see exceptional founding teams.
At the pre-seed stage, investors focus less on traction metrics and more on the founding team, market opportunity, and the clarity of the problem being solved. A compelling pitch, evidence of domain expertise, and early user interest or waitlist signups can be enough to secure funding.
Based on 9,419 pre-seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.
Finding companies that have recently raised pre-seed funding is valuable for sales teams, investors, recruiters, and service providers. Pre-Seed startups are actively spending their newly raised capital on tools, talent, and services, making them ideal prospects. VCBacked tracks 9,419 pre-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 Pre-Seed artificial intelligence (ai) companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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