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 | $12.7M |
| B2B | 2 | $1.0M |
| Agentic AI | 2 | $1.5M |
| Analytics | 1 | $1.2M |
| Child Care | 1 | $775K |
| 1 | $250K | |
| Health Diagnostics | 1 | $1.5M |
| Health Care | 1 | $504K |
| Computer | 1 | $998K |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $200K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 6 | $4.0M |
| Palo Alto | 2 | $1.2M |
| Honolulu | 1 | $1.2M |
| Cleveland | 1 | $775K |
| Dover | 1 | $250K |
| Atlanta | 1 | $1.5M |
| Bellevue | 1 | $2.5M |
| Gent | 1 | $1.7M |
| Vancouver | 1 | $1.4M |
| Manchester | 1 | $504K |
Mappy develops geospatial applications and data analytics platforms for venues.
OndeCare is the premium in-home care marketplace for all ages & schedules; and the employee benefit SaaS solution with full ROI visibility.
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Huper is a platform that focuses on AI tools for leadership and management at large.
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Origa develops AI voice agents designed to manage complex, multi-turn sales qualification conversations in high-value B2C sectors.
Exia Labs enable critical missions to succeed through games technology and AI
Jurimesh is a legal due diligence startup.
Merchkit is developing an AI-powered software platform to support retailers, marketplaces,
Prorizon is to pioneer a new era in mental health through the development of objective measurements and tracking.
Thorntale is the first presentation program developed for data storytelling.
Tokidos is a screenless game console consisting of a series of five intelligent and interconnected cubes.
camelAI is a self-hosted secure platform for vibe coding real software.
DIME is an AI-powered manufacturing hub.
Abel simplifies law firm document review procedures by eliminating the need to choose between depth and breadth.
OcularAI offers software and services that enable businesses discover the actual value of their data and automate their processes.
Oncotect is a Raleigh-based biotech startup committed to pioneering early screening of cancer risks in dogs using their urine.
Peek Home operates as an online home design statrtup.
Plural.com is the first AI-driven marketplace for human talent.
Sumvin is an AI-powered financial assistant that carries out activities for consumers within clear, user-specified parameters.
Tools for the Commons specializes in leveraging blockchain technology and civic oracles to create networked-managed cities and societies.
Alpa is a financial platform designed for hospitality businesses like restaurants and franchises.
Mirai Robotics is a Physical AI company that develops autonomous systems and AI platforms for maritime defense and commercial operations.
Compresr is a platform that compresses text for LLMs, saving tokens and costs, and includes an API, a Python SDK & adjustable compression.
Ark Climate is a climate-tech company that develops software to support municipal climate protection planning and execution.
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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