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) | 9 | $7.1M |
| Aerospace | 2 | $707K |
| Interior Design | 1 | $316K |
| Information Technology | 1 | Undisclosed |
| EdTech | 1 | $300K |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | $1.2M |
| Cycling | 1 | $197K |
| CRM | 1 | $468K |
| Manufacturing | 1 | $2.0M |
| Education | 1 | $250K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 4 | $3.6M |
| San Francisco | 4 | $1.1M |
| Toronto | 2 | $1.4M |
| Chassell | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Dover | 1 | $300K |
| Warsaw | 1 | $468K |
| Merritt Island | 1 | $78K |
| Oakland | 1 | $625K |
| Amsterdam | 1 | $1.7M |
| Helsinki | 1 | $1.6M |
Matau is an AI-based BI tool that enables SMEs to access and analyze data using simple conversations.
Plenti Space develops robotic interior systems that make urban living more affordable, sustainable and comfortable.
Waldo Solutions allows the flow of wood to be controlled and analyzed.
Todlr teaches kids about money through stories, videos, games, and real life activities.
Leather Corp provides Sound for Entertainment.
SPATULA Foods is a chef-to-consumer marketplace which offers elevated, high-quality meals and food products.
Spokesafe is an urban mobility platform that gives cyclists access to a growing network of secure parking spaces at the click of a button.
Irmatiq is an all-in-one SaaS platform that streamlines investor relations, automating communication, documentation, and data management.
iWarranty is to give people peace of mind from the minute they make a purchase.
Pennygem is a free parenting app that promotes personal finance management by teaching kids how to spend money and manage funds.
CredX AI helps credit hedge funds catch covenant weakness that can materially hurt recoveries and investment outcomes.
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Clock & Cloud is an AI-powered platform that delivers geopolitical intelligence for smarter business decisions and risk management.
NoamAI creates AI tools for aviation, focusing on air traffic control and fuel efficiency solutions.
Stumbl is a marketplace for brands to unload the excess inventory where bargains are offered from designer brands and boutiques.
Worksense is a developer of a people analytics platform designed to drive retention of employees.
Evaluable AI enables data science teams to assess and improve the LLMs across their organization.
Fidari is an operator of a healthcare platform intended to empower cancer patients by enhancing access to good quality care.
zapRF slashes product development time and NRE for RF chip teams by synthsizing tapeout ready power amplifiers in hours.
Loula is a developer of payment platform designed to help businesses in providing employees easy access to their earned money.
Flux Aviation develops and manufactures sustainable powertrains for general aviation operations.
Level Bot Technologies creates apps that transform communication and collaboration for people in construction.
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Sonarly is a debugging platform that tracks every user session, detects bugs, and packages the context for an AI coding agent.
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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