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 | $7.6M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $50K |
| Blockchain | 2 | $604K |
| Manufacturing | 2 | $1.1M |
| Robotic Process Automation (RPA) | 1 | $4.3M |
| Software | 1 | $1.2M |
| Employee Benefits | 1 | $1.1M |
| Analytics | 1 | $500K |
| Advice | 1 | $15.0M |
| Cosmetics | 1 | $430K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | $2.3M |
| New York | 2 | $17.0M |
| Tallinn | 1 | $4.3M |
| Boston | 1 | $50K |
| Brugge | 1 | $1.2M |
| Luxembourg | 1 | $3.1M |
| Phoenix | 1 | $1.1M |
| Portsmouth | 1 | $500K |
| London | 1 | $350K |
| Dover | 1 | $200K |
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Anytool is an applied research lab focused on transforming how teams build and use internal tools through AI collaboration.
iMaintain is a software company that offers IT support services for business maintenance management.
Autonomous is an AI-powered fintech company that helps users manage investments and financial decisions independently.
Quotivity is an advanced quoting solution for companies that use HubSpot.
The Men's provides scientifically validated products for men's wellness, addressing hair loss, beard gaps, and skin wrinkles.
Staircase Studios is an entertainment studio creating original films, television, and gaming content using AI
Human digital risk and continuous monitoring
Fanify operates as an AI automated music promotion company.
Alvin provides revenue orchestration software for SMEs in emerging markets.
SizeWize helps online buyers to shop perfect fit clothing through its AI recommendation.
Dots.eco is a SaaS ESG platform utilizing AI and remote sensing to turn everyday actions into measurable, ROI positive impact.
Terranox AI uses physics-informed AI models and field programs to identify and evaluate uranium exploration targets.
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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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