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 | $5.5M |
| Health Care | 2 | $1.0M |
| Apps | 2 | $1.8M |
| Accounting | 1 | $500K |
| Augmented Reality | 1 | $500K |
| B2B | 1 | $500K |
| Developer APIs | 1 | $500K |
| Information Technology | 1 | $1.1M |
| Energy | 1 | $145K |
| Professional Services | 1 | $691K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 15 | $8.1M |
| Berlin | 1 | $500K |
| Denver | 1 | $500K |
| Palo Alto | 1 | $500K |
| Provo | 1 | $500K |
| La Rue De Pre | 1 | $1.3M |
| Copenhagen | 1 | $145K |
| Sydney | 1 | $691K |
| London | 1 | $3.2M |
| Miami | 1 | $2.7M |
Substrate uses AI to help medical billing teams by automating data entry and repetitive tasks, boosting efficiency and accuracy.
Driftly is a home health agency working on reducing clinician travel time to maximize efficiency.
Tabular is an automated accounting platform that uses AI assistant to perform core workflows of accounting firms.
dmodel allows firms to see how AI thinks and change its responses, boosting customer service without complete retraining.
Digitalcarbon converts images and videos into photorealistic 3D environments.
Kart AI is an IT and Internet firm offering AI shopping assistant that can solve any query of the consumer related to the product.
RowBoat Labs is an IT and Internet firm offering LLM Agents for human-like customer support.
Simplifine easily generate and visualize connections in data identifying patterns and insights across datasets.
Decisional AI is an AI Agent for the private markets that accelerates deep financial work for challenger financial services firms.
Dodo is a software development firm offering AI medical practices Employee services to vet clinics.
Odo uses AI to help companies find and win government contracts, saving proposal time and improving win rates.
Redouble AI is a IT internet firm offering a software that solve the problem to keep human in the loop.
Sepal AI provides data development, fine-tuning, and inference for optimized model output.
Comfy Deploy is a SaaS company that offers production-ready APIs for generative AI applications.
CodeViz uses an AI agent to create interactive maps of codebases, making it easier for engineers to understand and navigate.
Willow uses AI to optimize skilled nursing facility billing by converting clinical paperwork into accurate diagnoses and ICD codes.
Cheers is an AI based Analytical Application that can accept payment, take feedback, make schedule and track performance.
Pepsales is a B2B SaaS company that shows personalized product demos to every buyer at every touchpoint.
Movalib, a automotive-focused company, simplifies garage management through its flagship product, Movalib Pro.
0-Mission is a B2B marketplace that connects developers of renewable energy with corporate consumers.
Matilda Migration'sbelief that there is room for improvement in the visa application process is the driving force behind Matilda.
Desia provides advanced AI applications for productivity, automation and analytics for financial services.
Crosshatch is the identity layer for personalization, enabling developers to build hyper-personalized apps with context users share.
OpenEden is a financial system that helps bring real-world assets on-chain to unlock value.
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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