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 | $9.2M |
| Health Care | 3 | $2.8M |
| Charging Infrastructure | 1 | $778K |
| Accounting | 1 | $259K |
| Apps | 1 | $800K |
| Insurance | 1 | $1.9M |
| Analytics | 1 | $1.1M |
| Pet | 1 | $590K |
| Cloud Data Services | 1 | $538K |
| CAD | 1 | $3.0M |
vopemed develops AI software for clearer surgical visualization in endoscopic surgery.
N l operates as a fashion's first agentic AI companion.
IntelliSense specializes in wireless, privacy-preserving monitoring and analytics solutions.
Cybersecurity & reliability intelligent solutions for electric vehicle supply equipment.
AI-powered platform for ecommerce brands to automate product content, enhance visuals, and launch faster.
FD Intelligence specializes in assisting leading UK accounting firms and other organizations to achieve profitable growth.
Horiar is an applied AI research company developing the next generation of creative tools for the media industry.
AI Guided Care Plan and Consumer Health Record
Nettle is the next-generation risk assessment toolkit for commercial insurers.
Northwind Climate is a data-driven SaaS platform delivers proprietary business intelligence to companies.
Odyssey is a platform for healthcare products, simplifying global distribution through automated monitoring and data consolidation.
Fireflai uses advanced AI and data science to help businesses streamline vast and inconsistent product datasets.
Manukai, an ETH Zurich spin-off, creates novel AI models to unlock the value of production data in metal machining.
Returnal is a tech-driven platform that gives retailers control over their secondary markets by offering smooth trade-in options.
Aviron develops an AI agent platform enabling enterprises to automate workflows, focus on strengths, and unlock 10o ROI.
Podonos is a SaaS company that offers a platform and tools for making the evaluation of AI models simple and accurate.
experial is a Cologne-based AI startup specializing in market research through its innovative Digital Customer Twins technology.
Project Manda is a data infrastructure and analytics that improves productivity across your whole business with game changing insights.
Automated secondhand marketplace mobile application.
Tech platform that automates the recruitment and placement of international nurses in the U.S.
Intent-based AI Threat Prevention Platform
Rival is a social platform for VR content where users can record and watch VR videos in various formats.
Liquid Acquire provides AI solutions for mergers and acquisitions.
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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