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) | 6 | $5.0M |
| Analytics | 2 | $795K |
| Health Care | 1 | $440K |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $300K |
| Internet | 1 | $400K |
| Apps | 1 | $1.0M |
| EdTech | 1 | $1.0M |
| Communications Infrastructure | 1 | $6.0M |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $2.6M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $1.0M |
Anavah Health develops an infection monitoring solution for long-term care facilities.
Medtech Care System for Mental Health Management
Jackett is a SaaS to help K-12 schools automate school test creation and grading through artificial intelligence.
Vimbu is a Mobile & Web platform allowing you to book sport lessons directly with instructors.
INMOBO is an on-demand platform where homeowners can get an instant offer in order to sell their house.
Memby is a Lithuania-based EdTech startup that brings affordable online tutorship to high schoolers.
Embedd is a software product company that offers developer tools for embedded software development.
Wireless Communication, Free Space Optics,
Verascient connects your tools, builds a context graph, and surfaces it to agents.
KAZIMI is a cybersecurity startup that helps app developers protect and verify their first-party data.
ClearPath AI is a legaltech and fintech company that develops an integrated, AI-native operating system designed to automate workflows.
Campaign is a no-code platform for brands and creators.
Halo Beauty is a cosmetic company that specializes in hair, skin, and nail care products and supplements.
SageWealth focuses on sustainability, including growth-focused equity-based and safety-focused bond and commodity-based options.
Varsity Hype brings word-class camera and technology solutions for all sports, to help them capture the moments that matter.
quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, therapeutic applications.
Simple Dealers is a software solution company for automotive dealers.
ilumadata is a contemporary data stack workspace that allows data teams to ship 3x more analytics code with small errors.
Reignite provides a mobile and web app that allows gamers to create their Gamer Identity.
Return is an AI-powered B2B software for sales of the enterprise business.
Saaslio is a Next-Generation SaaS Discovery, Management, and Shadow IT Alerting Solution Built For The Modern MSP.
The platform for distribution and monetization of independent animation
Alpha Q - Algoritmus is a technology company building next-generation AI decision systems.
Restless Network helps to uplift the women and marginalized genders through sharing of everyday experiences.
Invisible monitoring, blocking, and reporting for AI chatbots and human support. Deploy with confidence.
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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