Seed stage companies are early-stage startups that have validated their initial concept and are building traction. These companies typically raise $500K-$3M to develop their product and acquire first customers.
Explore 33,142 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 4 | $4.3M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $6.5M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $4.3M |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $250K |
| Brewing | 1 | $625K |
| 3D Technology | 1 | $444K |
| Health Care | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Agriculture | 1 | $100K |
| Machine Learning | 1 | $2.5M |
| Social Network | 1 | $1.5M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | $4.0M |
| Boston | 1 | $4.3M |
| Glencoe | 1 | $250K |
| Nassau | 1 | $2.2M |
| Kane | 1 | $625K |
| Akasaka | 1 | $444K |
| North Little Rock | 1 | $500K |
| Palo Alto | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Cape Girardeau | 1 | $1.1M |
| West Lafayette | 1 | $100K |
GitPOAP is a decentralized reputation platform that displays POAPs for contributions and achievements made off-chain.
Digital Body Armor. A next generation technology in data protection and management.
Logyard Brewing is a brewing company that provides craft beers.
Dendoh is a developer of 3D avatar services for the Metaverse space.
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Expectful is a mental health app designed to assist women before, during, and after pregnancy.
Hiration is an AI-powered recruitment marketplace helping job seekers in each step of their job search process.
SHO.AI is the world's most innovative brand management platform.
Multi-sensor drone-based systems provide concurrent visual, hyperspectral, and laser remote sensing for research.
Develop Diverse is a inclusive writing platform based on AI, that helps large corporations attract more diverse talent
First AI powered, global, mass-inspections' management platform.
Infinity Stone Ventures focuses on exploration and development of energy transition and battery metal resources.
Vidrovr develops multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems to index, tag, and understand video.
LitPic is a subscription based platform where creators can get discovered easily.
Amihan Entertainment is an early, venture-backed game studio that aims to craft uplifting, lifelong games.
Lodgeur is a prop-tech company that helps apartment building owners boost their cash flow and property value
Milk Video is a platform that turns your webinar into video highlights.
EnTribe was built to help companies scale and automate manually-labor intensive workflows that hinder a brand’s ability.
FIX4 is a FinTech Lender that allows people to tap into their vehicle’s value for access to credit to pay for its maintenance and repairs.
HolidayFox is a platform to discover and book family staycations. From a fun filled day out with the kids through to a whole holiday,
Glacia re-invented ice to ease sore muscles, relieve arthritis pain, and heal the injury by controlling inflammation.
Almanak is a DeFi smart agent platform that leverages AI to automate, optimize, and manage DeFi investment strategies.
Liizor is a user-friendly crypto exchange platform designed to make digital assets as simple and practical.
A platform making flexible work simple, safe, and scalable for both individuals and businesses.
Seed funding is typically the first significant round of institutional or angel capital a startup raises. Companies at the seed stage usually have a working product or a strong prototype and are beginning to acquire early customers. This stage bridges the gap between concept validation and achieving the traction needed for a Series A.
$500K - $5M
The actual amount varies based on market conditions, company traction, and investor appetite.
Seed funding is used to refine the product based on early customer feedback, build out the core team (typically engineering and go-to-market roles), establish initial go-to-market channels, and generate enough traction to raise a Series A within 12-18 months.
Seed-stage investors include angel investors, seed-focused venture capital firms, and accelerator programs. Notable seed-stage investors include firms like First Round Capital, Precursor Ventures, and Initialized Capital, as well as individual angels with domain expertise.
Seed-stage startups are typically evaluated on early revenue or user growth, the size and defensibility of their target market, product-market fit signals, and the strength of the founding team. Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) in the low five figures or strong user engagement metrics are common benchmarks.
Based on 33,142 seed companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.
Finding companies that have recently raised seed funding is valuable for sales teams, investors, recruiters, and service providers. Seed startups are actively spending their newly raised capital on tools, talent, and services, making them ideal prospects. VCBacked tracks 33,142 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 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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