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) | 11 | $5.0M |
| Cloud Computing | 2 | $500K |
| Blockchain | 1 | $500K |
| Generative AI | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Energy | 1 | $500K |
| Analytics | 1 | Undisclosed |
| AI Infrastructure | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Hardware | 1 | $500K |
| Construction | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Collectibles | 1 | Undisclosed |
TensorPool makes ML model training effortless - just describe your job, and TensorPool handle GPU orchestration and execution.
Axiom is a trading platform with on-chain integrations and tools like Wallet Tracker for enhanced trading.
Browser-based AI agents for healthcare operations
Astro buys land for renewable energy projects, secures low-cost grid connections, and sells these projects to larger energy companies.
Cedar AI acts as a copilot for any app, engaging users, answering questions, and driving conversions like a founder would.
Dartboard Energy provides an AI tool for battery operators to optimize revenue and track performance in electricity markets.
Demeter is an artificial intelligence platform aimed at optimizing returns on private investments.
emojis.com empowers small businesses with an AI graphic designer to create their brand identity without high costs.
Excellence Learning is an AI driven online platform that assists students in learning math and science.
Exla employs quantization techniques for AI models to reduce memory consumption while simultaneously improving inference speed.
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General Agency specializes in the development of AI coworkers that possess the ability to learn and function like humans.
Geodesic.Life provides low-cost, ecological prefabricated dome homes for families wanting clean air and a green future.
Lucid creates neural world models that simulate hyper-realistic environments, replacing traditional game and physics engines.
Misprint is a marketplace for trading card collectors and investors.
Mosaic is an artificial intelligence agent specifically developed for the purpose of video editing.
Nuclear Software serves as a continuous integration platform tailored for engineering simulations within complex industries.
Opine is an social media application that allows users to chat with an AI influencer to recommends contents.
Optifye.ai is an AI-based optimization platform that monitors assembly lines and automated reporting services.
Orchids is an AI app builder for web, mobile, and agents using existing AI subscriptions.
Ovlo is an workflow automation software for supply chain using AI agents
Pig is a software development company that develops API for automating Windows desktops with AI.
Rada is an AI based Software Development firm offering an automation service to clinics for Insurance calls.
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The RoyaLand is a monarchy game presented in a massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) format.
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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