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) | 8 | $28.1M |
| Software | 2 | $6.0M |
| EdTech | 1 | $58K |
| AgTech | 1 | $5.0M |
| E-Commerce | 1 | $220K |
| Delivery | 1 | $20K |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | $20K |
| Logistics | 1 | $267K |
| Elder Care | 1 | $351K |
| Information Technology | 1 | $2.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | 2 | $6.0M |
| Düsseldorf | 2 | $21.2M |
| New York | 2 | $3.2M |
| Austin | 2 | $420K |
| London | 1 | $4.0M |
| Porto | 1 | $58K |
| Versailles | 1 | $5.0M |
| Lake Charles | 1 | $20K |
| Miami | 1 | $20K |
| San Francisco | 1 | $500K |
Veridue uses AI to automate M&A due diligence and project finance for renewable energy.
Digital assessment platform to improve teacher productivity and student experience.
Tellia is an agtech company that offers voice assisted operating software for farmers and agronomic advisers.
Outline builds AI software to automate corporate budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A.
Outline builds AI software to automate corporate budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A.
Ground A is a German defense technology startup that develops mobile, software- and laser-based counter-drone systems.
Ground A is a German defense technology startup that develops mobile, software- and laser-based counter-drone systems.
Building the AI-Powered Costco of Subscriptions
Gophr technology streamlines business logistics, and provides cost effective and reliable delivery services.
Unlocking zettabytes of user-owned AI training data for dev teams.
AI-powered engineering intelligence to identify bottlenecks, boost throughput by 135%, and deliver with F1-level precision.
Monte Caldera is a data-driven scientific firm that offers consulting and molecular-level simulation services to a wide array of industries.
Luthor automates your end-to-end content strategy. Scale up content delivery — effortlessly.
Nexobot is a robotics company that develops robotic sorting solutions for warehouses and logistics companies.
Wopee is the platform for autonomous testing.
BLESEN offers a radar-based fall prevention solution for elderly care, innovating with seamless integration and analysis.
Helix is an institutional real-world asset (RWA) protocol enabling blockchain-based lending to real-world businesses in emerging economies.
Muule, an ethical outdoor equipment distributor, examines companies before distributing them.
Smart Access provides comprehensive accessibility audits of infrastructure for local and central governments.
Tangia is a viewer interaction platform that allows content creators to supercharge their viewer engagement.
Eugit Therapeutics is a biotechnology research company that develops tissue targetting drugs for therapeutic purposes.
Alcove is decarbonize the earth and accelerates growth.
Aladdin is an open digital bank that provides savings accounts, loans, payments, money transfers, trading, and other financial services.
Amplo is a no code platform that allows industrial customers to automate their machine operations using accessible AI.
Argos Education’s purpose is to dis-intermediate the textbook and courseware publishers.
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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