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) | 2 | $3.5M |
| Software | 2 | $288K |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Alternative Protein | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Travel | 1 | $636K |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $575K |
| Bitcoin | 1 | $199K |
| Big Data | 1 | $1.0M |
| Automotive | 1 | $300K |
| Quality Assurance | 1 | $268K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | $3.7M |
| São Paulo | 3 | $1.1M |
| Prague | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Mexico City | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Munich | 1 | $636K |
| Alameda | 1 | $575K |
| Wellington | 1 | $199K |
| Singapore | 1 | $1.0M |
| Chapel Hill | 1 | $300K |
| El Segundo | 1 | $1.5M |
P4P Technology develops a plant protein edestin‑based blood plasma substitute and offers dietary supplements for health and recovery.
Peak provides API software that supports online child safety and helps fight child exploitation.
Propel Foods specializes in the development and production of plant-based and innovative alternative food products.
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Syntopa develops precision biologics using our proprietary methods and the latest technologies from Ag Tech and Synthetic Biology.
Trackgood is a supply chain visibility software designed to empower transparency and sustainability.
Global Import & Export Data Intelligence SaaS
Tromml helps automotive aftermarket businesses grow profits by automatically delivering clear, actionable sales performance analytics.
Welle is a digital health company delivering personalized, proactive care solutions to reduce the risk of inflammation and chronic disease.
WisdomEDU is currently raising a $6.0M Seed round to further develop AI tools to support writing assessment and growth tracking.
Digital Twin Corporation is an agtech startup focused on supply chain optimization.
Viotti is an Italian furniture and design company known for its expertise in upholstered furniture and innovative textiles.
NEITEC is a fintech company builds DLT based products to bring efficiencies to the financial markets.
Marketplace for bulk whiskey and tequila
AdPrompt is an AI-powered ad platform that helps small businesses create, manage, and optimize marketing campaigns across digital and local.
Alithic offers carbon-negative supplementary cementitious material solutions with no green premium.
AthleteIQ is an AI-powered EMG wearable delivering real-time muscle insights to prevent injuries.
Be in provides custom office setups, flexible coworking spaces, facility management services, and an app for space reservations.
The Growth Platform for Scaling Companies
CoinCROWD is a multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet platform that allows users to buy, sell, send, and receive digital assets across networks.
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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