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) | 6 | $14.9M |
| Health Care | 2 | $400K |
| Agriculture | 1 | $1.5M |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | $308K |
| Veterinary | 1 | $700K |
| Advertising | 1 | $700K |
| Social Media | 1 | $500K |
| Information Technology | 1 | $600K |
| Video Games | 1 | $1.7M |
| AgTech | 1 | $600K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 2 | $8.8M |
| Richland | 1 | $1.5M |
| Madrid | 1 | $308K |
| Brooklyn | 1 | $700K |
| Los Angeles | 1 | $700K |
| New York | 1 | $500K |
| Durham | 1 | $600K |
| Edinburgh | 1 | $1.7M |
| Minsk | 1 | $600K |
| Montpellier | 1 | $1.1M |
Ag Tech firm deploying Direct|Turf, their patented, non-chemical technology to control soil pests in golf and sports turf.
Taste It partners with local farmers to offer ultra-fresh produce at affordable prices.
Gentle Beast is a canine behavior and wellness platform that provides personalized, on demand dog training and behavior consultations
bspoketv is a television network that specializes on beauty, fashion, and lifestyle programming.
Peachee is a social sharing app that enables creators to share meaningful stories.
NextPlay Careers is a software startup helping student-athletes transition into the workforce.
Carbon Based Lifeforms is an indie studio that focuses on the video games industry.
Cropfleet is developing digital platform integrated with unmanned Agtech to reduce crop cost and generate carbon credits
FIK Coffee House offers good food and drink, provenance, and friendly service.
KooKoo Grocery is an omnichannel grocery store that delivers alternative products and daily essentials in 30 min.
MatchGorithm is a ground-breaking solution focused company, solving preference matching problems through intelligent algorithms.
Space invoices is an Invoicing as a service company.
Paddy is an AI platform that simplifies the teaching workflow- from planning and material creation to analyzing learning progress.
Aranya is a managed AI infrastructure company that builds and operates bespoke Kubernetes clusters for companies running inference at scale.
The Future of Music Creation - The first ever Music AI ecosystem modeling real musicians into their virtual selves
Wupdoc is a digital platform designed to help users find doctors and clinics across the globe.
The Avy Project is a blockchain-enabled, AI-powered, gamified learning platform born in Melbourne (founded in 2022).
EDGX focuses on building edge-AI computing systems for satellites, designed for in-orbit processing and radiation resistance.
Mediphant is a health tech company that offers a personal AI assistant for private healthcare.
CRABI Robotics Engineering and Manufacturing firm developing cleaning machines for marine vessels and removel of biofouling.
Porthos is the fintech platform for unconventional borrowers. We make the complex path to mortgages beautifully simple.
Palm Beach Royals is a professional pickleball team and sports franchise.
Carebot offers AI-based healthcare solutions.
Braid is an AI-powered technology platform that automates classroom assessments and feedback.
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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