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) | 10 | $11.7M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $405K |
| Analytics | 1 | $1.4M |
| AI Infrastructure | 1 | $500K |
| Computer | 1 | $600K |
| Alternative Protein | 1 | $300K |
| Digital Media | 1 | $1.7M |
| Accounting | 1 | $460K |
| Education | 1 | $250K |
| Information Services | 1 | $1.2M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 4 | $1.8M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $2.8M |
| São Paulo | 2 | $1.9M |
| Sydney | 1 | $1.4M |
| New York | 1 | $600K |
| Neuilly-sur-seine | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Merrimack | 1 | $2.5M |
| Montevideo | 1 | $300K |
| Montréal | 1 | $1.7M |
| Seattle | 1 | $2.0M |
Manifest is an AI powered time, cost and tool visibility platform for agencies.
StableBrowse provides browser infrastructure and tools that let AI agents navigate and automate workflows on dynamic websites.
Tryll Engine is a full-stack, on-device AI infrastructure for game development, enabling real-time systems.
Cleo Labs develops regulatory intelligence and product compliance software that enables companies to manage complex legal requirements.
Insygna's Agentic Workforce Management platform helps enterprises onboard, govern, and offboard AI agents like temporary workers.
Misti AI is a physical observability platform that turns site video into real-time operational insight and long-term searchable memory.
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Yeda Health develops AI tools to analyze microbiota and biosensors, preventing glucose spikes and treating metabolic issues.
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Yuna develops an AI-driven platform that provides personalized, interactive, and free children's stories.
Distinkt creates security inks for the anticounterfeiting sector using a patented phase shift UV technology.
Outread automates research workflows for life science companies.
WYER is an international money transfer organisation that leverages blockchain technology to significantly reduce the cost of remittances.
InnovateK12 is a crowdsourcing platform that optimizes the science of human interaction and innovation to help drive effective solutions.
Tapaya is a fintech infrastructure company that provides payment acceptance software designed to turn any device into a payment terminal.
Everyday^ build something that sits quietly at the centre of everyday life.
Cnuic Technologies has developed a working prototype of a completely new type of photolithography device.
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Taelor helps busy men look good without the commitment of buying clothes. AI-powered menswear rental subscription service in the U.S.
WOCOO is a social network built around Video on Demand. It offers users free & legal access to movies of all genres.
Edge builds payment tools and developer API's that allow every legal industry to accept payments.
Adadot uses AI to help developers find and maintain a state of Flow, making them up to 500% more effective.
Combilytics is a biotechnology company specializing in the creation of natural senolytic solutions that bolster anti-aging functions.
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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