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 9,222 recently funded pre-seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 4 | $2.9M |
| Financial Services | 2 | $2.3M |
| Communities | 2 | $3.0M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $5.9M |
| B2B | 1 | $300K |
| Hospitality | 1 | $250K |
| Accounting | 1 | $1.0M |
| Advertising | 1 | $342K |
| Information Technology | 1 | $500K |
| Consumer | 1 | $1.6M |
The everything store for beauty businesses in LatAm to better source and purchase beauty supply inventory
Instant, affordable, and on-demand financial coaching with financial advisors via phone call or video chat.
Flexible hotel network for the new traveler segments
Rationarium offers a cloud-based platform for managing Web3 and blockchain financial operations, digital assets, and transaction processing.
SCOOCS is an all-in-one modular communities and events platform
Clairva builds authenticated, rights-cleared video datasets for AI models, powering next-gen video generation in fashion, beauty, and retail
Secondhand theft check platform—instantly verify IMEI, VIN, or serial numbers of electronics, vehicles, guns, and more for stolen status.
Berry Health is a consumer health startup that offers remote diagnosis and treatment for chronic medical conditions.
Transforming experience from Stretchme studios into everyone's home with interactive app
WeBoard is a software company that specializes in virtual reality training, digital HR, and artificial intelligence bot for employees.
B2B SaaS company that optimizes the management and distribution of digital files for the industry in a safe, fast and measurable manner.
YesRef is a Sports Official Management Platform enabling sports providers to find, organise and pay officials.
AirOmatix is an NSF-funded developer of a novel, patent-pending technology for concentrating and removing oxygen from air.
Fansub is the platform for managing a creator's booking, marketing, and live experiences.
Financial Intelligence Platform, Cloud Native, Liquidity Risk Modelling, Actuarial Analysis, Solvency Based Investment Management
Weseed is an online real estate investment platform.
WheneverHome operates single-family rental homes, develops single-family homes, and has an online marketplace for investing in real-estate.
Anyone AI is an edtech startup that invests in Latin American people in order to bridge the AI talent gap.
Consumable and enriched blockchain data pipelines serving analytics and attribution data to Web3 teams
PennyWorks is a DeFi-based alternative to the disappointing yields and high fees associated with traditional investing.
R Planet is an NFT project that creates digital collectibles, community-driven events, and gamified experiences on the blockchain.
AI Agents for Luxury Hospitality
AugmentAero combines AR Technology with AI and machine learning for the aviation sector improving safety, efficiency and performance.
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 9,222 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 9,222 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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