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 | $500K |
| Software | 2 | $1.4M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $700K |
| Air Transportation | 1 | $1.0M |
| FinTech | 1 | $350K |
| Data Governance | 1 | $494K |
| Apps | 1 | $250K |
| Contact Management | 1 | $790K |
| Fitness | 1 | $1.0M |
| Advertising | 1 | $300K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Tallinn | 3 | $2.6M |
| Austin | 3 | $2.0M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $780K |
| Warsaw | 1 | $700K |
| Oranjestad | 1 | $1.0M |
| Palo Alto | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Singapore | 1 | $350K |
| Seattle | 1 | $250K |
| Chartres | 1 | $790K |
| Hong Kong | 1 | $1.0M |
DeltaPrime is a permissionless DeFi Prime Brokerage platform.
Airline, tourism, transport
Aggregating demand by providing a B2B2C InsurTech platform for agents to sell affordable policies and manage claim processing by AI and ML.
SelectZero helps tp understand, trust, and manage data through effective management, with a focus on ensuring data quality.
SaaS contract management solution for SMBs
Palace is a network of private studios that can be booked by the hour using their proprietary app.
Perfection is a maker of in-context web editing and collaboration tools to empower marketing teams so they can move faster.
Software Company mainly focused on SaaS solutions as integration between ERP and eCommerce / Marketplace, eCommerce Apps and Modules.
plotr is a technology-focused firm that provides market analysis services for real estate.
Private Market Labs is the machine learning-powered match marketplace for small business mergers and acquisitions.
A portfolio + payment platform for drone pilots to map and share images, videos, and 3D models.
Shelfleet unlocks physical retail space to online brands
Zudo.work provides AI agents that automate warranty customer calls, coverage verification, and technician dispatch.
dedicated to producing innovative campaigns, built with clever strategies and consumer retention in mind, delivered via engaging content.
Nana Delivery is an app that provides delivery services for groceries, which is affordable and accessible to all.
Kavi Virtual helps creators grow, manage, and monetize their audience across all platforms.
Verified carbon emission credits from increased material recovery
Voice Technology, SaaS, PropTech, Assistive Technology
Mariloo is an all-in-one platform that helps institutions manage theirs spaces and reservations.
Pizza cooked en-route to your door & delivered in as little as 5 minutes. Currently piloting in Philadelphia.
NessPay is a financial services firm that offers employee benefits services.
Oidom enables everybody to build fast, secure, and stunning websites and landing pages using a simple user interface.
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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