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) | 7 | $13.4M |
| Fitness | 2 | $5.7M |
| Finance | 1 | $62.0M |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | $1.8M |
| Corporate Training | 1 | $2.5M |
| Consulting | 1 | $1.4M |
| Communities | 1 | $1.5M |
| EdTech | 1 | Undisclosed |
| CAD | 1 | $2.2M |
| Generative AI | 1 | $124K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 3 | $67.3M |
| London | 3 | $10.5M |
| Durham | 2 | Undisclosed |
| Bratislava | 1 | $1.8M |
| Münster | 1 | $2.5M |
| Auckland | 1 | $3.0M |
| Izmir | 1 | $1.4M |
| Raleigh | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Akasaka | 1 | $2.2M |
| San Francisco | 1 | $500K |
ARENA leads the at-home training center that uses engineering and industry.
75 & Sunny is a venture fund and startup studio.
Fumbi Network is a digital investment platform that allows users to invest in a diversified portfolio of crypto assets.
Edyoucated is transforming skill-building from one-size-fits-all into personalized, engaging, and measurable learning.
BrainPatch is a Neurotechnology startup disrupting the industry of non-invasive brain stimulation.
Kāhu is the Kiwi AI cancer-detection startup.
Reaven.tech is specializing in FinTech & B2B2C trade platforms, aiming to be a major FinTech accelerator.
Guardian Angel helping people plan for and manage death.
Cerebrium is an AI infrastructure platform that allows engineering teams to build, deploy, and scale multimodal AI applications.
Social Cascade is a for-benefit, SaaS organization helping healthcare providers find, guide, and keep happy patients.
Things offer product development and various information such as CAD, drawings, parts configuration, and price information.
Model-centric AI platform for training, fine-tuning, benchmarking, and deploying scalable intelligence across research, and enterprise
Panora is a software development firm offering a developer tool to build AI products for business data.
BrandLens: The B2B SaaS platform to Engage, Create and Tell branded stories through the community and customers!
Motionworks is a media company providing advertising and video services aimed at improving the consumption and monetization of TV content.
XComP offers analytics, data aggregation, and competency-based assessments.
Visual automations for fashion e-commerce. Visit On-Model (https://on-model.com)
Sero is an AI-powered trust and safety platform designed for simple content moderation and complex investigations.
ChipFlow is an open-source semiconductor chip design platform.
Sift Media is leveraging advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to hyper-target app install ads for its clients.
Onyx Rail Safety Solutions is a comprehensive railroad monitoring and reporting system with situational corrective action notifications.
Plum CoOwnership is the simplest way for people to buy and own vacation homes together.
HidrateSpark offers smart water bottles with hydration tracking and app-based reminders.
Crypthulhu Studios is an NFT game studio.
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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