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) | 9 | $8.4M |
| Apps | 3 | $1.0M |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 1 | $4.7M |
| Animal Feed | 1 | $1.0M |
| Health Care | 1 | $119K |
| Fashion | 1 | $750K |
| Finance | 1 | $12.0M |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 1 | $10.0M |
| Adventure Travel | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Brewing | 1 | $6.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 8 | $3.5M |
| New York | 3 | $17.7M |
| London | 3 | $16.0M |
| Espoo | 1 | $4.7M |
| Calgary | 1 | $5.2M |
| Santa Clara | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Houston | 1 | $1.0M |
| Brunswick | 1 | $119K |
| Cambridge | 1 | $750K |
| Vancouver | 1 | $500K |
Agate Sensors offers equipment manufacturers advanced sensors that detect, identify, and classify people, vital signs, objects, and more.
Omnara is a real-time command center that enables users to monitor, manage, and collaborate with their AI agents.
Ultimarii is an AI based technology company that accelerates and streamline complex and large project across various industries.
Wedge is a healthcare monitoring platform designed to help hospitals implement and oversee AI systems safely.
Blue is a voice assistant designed to control any app on the smartphone with natural speech.
datafruit provides AI agents that manage the deployment, execution, and monitoring of infrastructure and DevOps workflows.
Epicenter is an open-source, local-first ecosystem of apps that share a single memory stored in plain text and SQLite on the device.
Pleom builds AI-interactive hardware devices and moves quicker than OpenAI to own the conversation.
Lil Luv Dog is a premium pet care brand.
ContextFort is an AI platform that automates drawing reviews for construction contractors.
Okibi provides a platform that allows users to create AI agents through natural language prompts.
OncoRevive helps in early cancer care by using nanotechnology and advanced blood analysis.
Fab Materials primarily engages in planet-scale fashion recycling.
Opacity enables secure, trustless data sharing using advanced cryptography.
Vlayer simplifies zero-knowledge proofs and integrates web2 data for secure, decentralized web3 application development.
Anera Labs is a decentralized, open market that abstracts away asynchronous time in onchain markets through underwriting.
Journee is a developer of a software platform intended to provide an experimental travelling experience.
MOTH: is a beverages company that provides ready-to-drink cocktail for family and friends.
Future Primitive specializes in constructing startups, projects, and primitives for decentralized communities.
Kuzco is a marketplace for distributed LLM inference network.
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StaryaAI is an AI platform that provides operation optimization, advanced data analytics, and productivity improvement services.
GAZAI is a startup offering an AI-powered image generation platform for the anime, manga, webtoon, and gaming industries.
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.
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