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) | 5 | $11.5M |
| Analytics | 3 | $1.5M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $643K |
| Apps | 2 | $1.8M |
| Aerospace | 1 | $500K |
| Consulting | 1 | $575K |
| Manufacturing | 1 | $2.4M |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | $750K |
| SaaS | 1 | $544K |
| Software | 1 | $1.8M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 6 | $4.3M |
| Berlin | 2 | $2.9M |
| Irvington | 1 | $500K |
| Munich | 1 | $575K |
| London | 1 | $317K |
| Singapore | 1 | $10.0M |
| Amsterdam | 1 | $1.5M |
| Lincoln | 1 | $750K |
| Saint-genis-des-fontaines | 1 | $544K |
| Nicosia | 1 | $326K |
Null Labs offers a platform that generates physics-based simulation datasets to train autonomous system models.
Nessie Labs offers an AI knowledge base application that converts scattered AI conversations into an organized and searchable memory.
Nucleo offers an AI-powered tool for analyzing body composition and segmenting tumors from medical images.
PlayVision offers a platform that analyzes basketball game video, tracks player movements, and generates insights for coaches and scouts.
Norra offers an AI platform for nursing facilities that automates equipment management, compliance, and workflow management.
Nori is an AI health coach that unifies wearable and fitness data into one dashboard and uses AI to track health patterns and recovery.
Fintalo is building the first AI-native, end-to-end platform for managing M&A transactions in one central interface
Spark e-Fuels is a supplier of co2-neutral aviation fuel that is designed to be carbon-neutral.
Yotewo™ is empowering start-ups with world-class tech talents.
Earos is a decentralized AI platform empowering innovation and collaboration through blockchain technology.
Recall is a software company that uses AI as a personal encyclopedia for knowledge management services.
BIGBAG provides a platform for personalized recommendations in movies, shows, and books.
SaaS security management platform for establishments open to the public
Keeano is a recommendation engine, helping boaters plan their day at sea in seconds.
Our software platform simplifies corporate training. It centralizes training creation, automates compliance, and offers a marketplace.
Insight Hero replaces traditional human price negotiations with AI to create dynamic, profit-driven e-commerce pricing.
Broadcast offers a platform for writing and sharing updates across different channels, such as email, Slack, and social media.
Clupp is an insurtech company that offers vehicle insurance services.
Incentiv is a tax innovation startup that offers products and services to the ecosystem of incentive laws.
Delitbee is an online food delivery store that takes out orders from their restaurant using a single tool and develops the business.
Appet develops an innovative application that will allow individuals to select food tailored to the needs of each pet.
Aleria has developed a predictive modeling platform linking talent management and finance
Transforming cross-border e-commerce in Latin America
Sentez is an AI Portfolio Company that rapidly builds, tests, and scales AI-powered apps, from idea to market in days.
FreshCredit is a fintech company that develops tools enabling credit anywhere.
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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