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) | 7 | $22.8M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $665K |
| Apps | 2 | $19.3M |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | $34.0M |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | $3.1M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $5.0M |
| EdTech | 1 | $900K |
| Analytics | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Health Care | 1 | $3.4M |
| Building Material | 1 | $3.8M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | $33.0M |
| San Francisco | 1 | $2.5M |
| Berlin | 1 | $250K |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | $34.0M |
| Toronto | 1 | $3.1M |
| Seattle | 1 | $3.5M |
| Wilmington | 1 | $1.3M |
| Surprise | 1 | $900K |
| Poznan | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Tokyo | 1 | $2.8M |
Kwali is a food production platform for franchises.
We are building the connective tissue for spreadsheets.
Locomation develops safe and reliable autonomous trucking solutions.
Automated, inheritable, provable data privacy security compliance for digital health apps
Modulus Therapeutics is an artificial-intelligence-powered cell therapy design company.
Numio is building the decentralized, hybrid infrastructure that is needed to reach the unbanked in any part of the world.
Pastel Network is a decentralized blockchain for NFTs.
Promineo Tech operates as a vocational school for software development.
Sentimenti is a analytical platform that integrates emotional big data with market insights to forecast the rates of financial instruments.
Star Signal Solutions develops space situational awareness software and observation services for orbit analysis and collision-avoidance.
StratX develops engineered landfill covers that reduce methane and carbon dioxide emissions at no cost to the landfill.
timeisbrain is a medical device for improving the diagnostics and prognostics of acute ischaemic stroke
Truesay AI provides artificial intelligence solutions focused on conversational and communication-based applications.
Visibuilt is to pioneer sustainable road-building solutions by replacing standard asphalt with cutting-edge, environmentally materials.
Thira is developing secure, self-governing AI that controls the technology that businesses now use.
Overtone dating app uses AI and voice tools to create more personal, thoughtful connections.
TYLsemi is transforming AI infrastructure silicon development by delivering standards-based, production-ready chiplets.
Skalar specializes in providing automated and digital tax and accounting services for companies.
Synthreo uses its AI agent builder platform to deliver managed AI agents to small and medium-sized businesses.
Kant Labs is an education technology company focused on modernizing the learning experience.
Cortex Ventures is an AI platform acquiring and scaling electrical engineering firms to accelerate hardware design and engineering delivery.
Dāginty is a data technology company that offers a platform to turn permissioned human data into verified, anonymous signals.
Delightify Technology Labs is an IT firm.
Extellis provides reliable, high-volume, all-weather satellite imagery for industrial-scale Earth observation.
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.
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