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 24,429 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 8 | $48.4M |
| Software | 2 | $14.0M |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | $1.0M |
| Beauty | 1 | $2.0M |
| Robotics | 1 | $2.3M |
| Nanotechnology | 1 | $2.8M |
| Lifestyle | 1 | $367K |
| Assisted Living | 1 | $650K |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $2.7M |
| Analytics | 1 | $185K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | $36.2M |
| New York | 2 | $7.8M |
| Carlsbad | 1 | $1.0M |
| Overland Park | 1 | $2.0M |
| Pessac | 1 | $2.8M |
| Longboat Key | 1 | $367K |
| Auburndale | 1 | $650K |
| Lomazzo | 1 | $2.7M |
| Los Altos | 1 | $8.0M |
| Los Angeles | 1 | $185K |
Fave is a beverage company that creates clean, organic powdered drink mixes with nostalgic fruity flavors.
Glimmr is a beauty and lifestyle brand that offers natural, multi-benefit hair mask and other products to repair damaged hair.
Greenlight Robotics is a robotics and software company that offers a driver assistance system specifically for transit systems.
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Hekat fluidics is a nanotechnology company developing the nanoscale, fluorescence-activated flow sorting solution.
Kaleidoscope is a wellness company that offers substance abuse and other addiction treatment and therapy.
Mainstay Senior Living provides housing solutions for clients in independent living and assisted living.
MyDecisive is an automation platform that provides observability and telemetry automation solutions for enterprise IT environments.
NOUS is a biotech startup working on the development of a new era of ingredients for the Food & Beverage and Nutraceutical markets.
Pulse Security is redefining how cybersecurity programs are run.
Pure is a legal, compliant, and rake-free real-money poker app designed for hosting private gameswithin trusted social networks.
AI legal platform automating litigation drafting and research, reducing 40-hour tasks to minutes with 10M+ case database.
Tatum Games is spearheading solutions to many of the pain points in videogame analytics & advertising.
Covenant operator of a specialized law firm intended to offer advice and legal representation.
Cantai Therapeutics operates as a developer of drug candidates.
Bifrost Electronics is a manufacturing company that specializes in engineering and system designs for quantum computing.
Cadre is a mobile app that offers mental health and wellness content, community interaction, and coaching for fitness.
Deep Root Biolabs is a Biotechnology company that provides agricultural solutions using microbes and plants to improve soil health.
inPhocal uses a unique laser beam technology that will revolutionize the field of laser processing.
Provider of AI-based industrial data intended to offer advanced industrial generative AI solutions.
OurFirm.ai automates litigation drafting using AI agents, combining case analysis, strategy, and filing in one workspace.
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SaaS, Supply Chain Tech, Logistics Tech.
Scanvio offers AI-augmented ultrasound software for faster endometriosis diagnosis.
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 24,429 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 24,429 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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