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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | 4 | $2.5M |
| Analytics | 2 | $1.2M |
| Public Safety | 1 | $250K |
| Beauty | 1 | $609K |
| Geothermal Energy | 1 | Undisclosed |
| FinTech | 1 | $474K |
| Content Creators | 1 | $1.3M |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | $1.1M |
| Bitcoin | 1 | $1.0M |
| EdTech | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 2 | $2.5M |
| Los Angeles | 2 | $2.8M |
| San Diego | 2 | $735K |
| Raleigh | 1 | $250K |
| Berlin | 1 | $609K |
| Las Cruces | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Warwick | 1 | $275K |
| Dublin | 1 | $1.1M |
| Olivos | 1 | $1.0M |
| Kortrijk | 1 | $725K |
SpartanTek offers solutions that revolutionizes public safety with patent-pending high-speed deterrent and intervention device.
Staiy is the marketplace for sustainable shopping & lifestyle.
Evus develops a permanent magnet induction heating and antifouling device, to solve industrial biofouling and corrosion-related problems.
Aptugo is an augmented software development platform that provides all the tools to manage and improve the coding production.
Further is a venture capital investment platform that connects retail investors with venture capital funds and startups.
Fanfix allows creators to monetize platforms and give access to exclusive content via subscription.
Chains is a platform that focuses on providing cryptocurrency and NFT solutions for retail users and SMBs, using institutional-grade tools.
Analyst Intelligence brings Data Science capabilities to FP&A and Rev Ops through no-code analytical applications deployable in minutes.
We are on the mission to to make Bitcoin mainstream for everyday people without harming our planet.
Effitrax specializes in vehicle data acquisition and processing.
Everydae is an e-learning platform that offers gamified white-label online learning solutions.
Making it simple for humans to engage with humans at scale.
WanderKit is a social app with features that helps to discover new adventures and meet fellow wanderers.
Making people, leaders and teams happier one step at a time.
Tech Solutions Company focused on decarbonization- One tool to drive global climate friendly actions
DVNC Tech specializes in high-quality digital products like games, virtual tours, and virtual training.
Voltaku is a developer of XR products and virtual worlds attached to existing stories and characters for the global otaku community.
Osprey Ventures is a venture capital investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs at all stages.
Enhancing Food Security via Enterprise and Predictive Software for Sustainable Sourcing, Tracing and Quality Certification at Scale
The AI-Assisted daily dashboard that seamlessly integrates health, fitness & longevity into your daily life.
Specialist automotive marketplace enabling OEM's, Brands & Retailers to sell parts domestically and globally.
Medical AI Population Health Management Platform
ZavFit, a health app for money stress uses evidence-based science. Designed to change the behaviours causing money stress, guilt and anxiety
Braingrade developing a new solution for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.
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 apps companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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