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) | 14 | $7.0M |
| Analytics | 5 | $3.9M |
| B2B | 1 | $500K |
| Apps | 1 | $500K |
| Advice | 1 | $500K |
| Animation | 1 | $500K |
| Assistive Technology | 1 | $500K |
| Real Time | 1 | $500K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 14 | $7.0M |
| New York | 2 | $1.0M |
| Fremont | 1 | $500K |
| Newark | 1 | $500K |
| Dover | 1 | $500K |
| Manchester | 1 | $267K |
| Delaware | 1 | $500K |
| Stockholm | 1 | $500K |
| Berlin | 1 | $2.1M |
| Southampton | 1 | $500K |
Dari is an automation platform that enables users to build and manage browser agents using natural language prompts.
Imagine AI is an AI powered B2B content assistant that builds persona driven writing and engagement pipelines.
Velum Labs provides a firewall that redacts sensitive information in data and documents.
Sorce offers a swipe-based job app where an AI agent completes applications for roles from entry level to executive.
MOVEdot is an AI startup automating engineering workflows in automotive & motorsports, analyzing performance & KPIs efficiently.
Lakonia Technologies develops an AI platform that transcribes and analyzes tactical communications for defense and emergency teams.
Autonomous is an AI-powered fintech company that helps users manage investments and financial decisions independently.
NeuWave Technologies delivers environmental analysis for floating offshore wind farm development and operational management.
Patent Watch is an AI based platform automating patent infringement detection, analysis, and claim chart generation.
Rivet is a visual AI design tool that allows product designers to make UI changes directly in the production codebase.
Openroll offers an AI platform that helps companies compare salaries, plan pay, and make data-driven decisions.
SereneDB is a startup which build open-source real-time search database unifying search & analytics via Postgres.
Piggy Robotics is a robotics company that builds humanoid robots using artificial muscles in order to mass-produce the robots.
Pixley AI is an online platform using AI to help parents and children co-create personalized animated cartoon shows.
Prox is an AI-powered logistics platform automating freight booking, claims, POD collection, and billing for logistics providers.
Semble AI automates fire and life-safety system design using AI to turn manual workflows into code-compliant processes.
Rovi Health is an AI healthcare agent that provides care navigation, scheduling, benefits coordination, reminders, and support.
Rovr is a software company that develops AI-based developers tool for streamlined collaboration and automated CRM operations.
Questom provides AI phone, chat, & email agents that automate lead capture, quotes, and follow-ups for printing & merchandise businesses.
Sciloop is an AI co-scientist platform that automates machine learning research workflows from hypothesis to experiments and analysis.
Primer is a SaaS company that offers AI agent to sell, onboard and assist users through live and personalized walkthroughs.
Scott AI offers a workspace that helps teams create and manage software using AI-driven tools and coding agents.
OpenBuilder is the vibe coding platform that helps non-technical builders take their ideas to production.
Parrot Learning is a language app that uses short-form videos and exercises to teach Spanish in quick and easy-to-follow sessions.
Parametric trains safe robotics models that reveal internal reasoning and offer real-time intervention to unlock deployment.
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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