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) | 4 | $12.8M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $7.7M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $6.2M |
| Art | 1 | $1.1M |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $3.0M |
| Consumer | 1 | $250K |
| Apparel | 1 | $1.8M |
| FinTech | 1 | $550K |
| Advertising | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Content | 1 | $536K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 4 | $2.4M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $2.1M |
| Quebec | 1 | $3.0M |
| Denver | 1 | $580K |
| Bordeaux | 1 | $2.2M |
| Calgary | 1 | $250K |
| Panama City | 1 | $1.0M |
| Los Angeles | 1 | $1.8M |
| Cali | 1 | $550K |
| Athens | 1 | $7.5M |
Notable.art is a blockchain-enabled issuance platform and marketplace for digital artwork.
Saguaro offers new drug discovery technologies that help fight human disease.
Amoofy platform captures, preserves and shares life stories and insights, while connecting deeply with family and friends along the way.
TrendMerge builds an AI-driven insights platform to help brands understand current food trends.
TurnK is a first NoCode services Group: Setup Website,CRM, ERP, Ticketing,WebApp,HR
Home Spritz offers home, commercial cleaning services.
Okio makes stylish, high-quality eyewear and eye care accessible across Latin America through omnichannel retail and fair pricing.
Culprit Underwear is a clothing manufacturing company that provides women's and men's underwear.
AI-powered performance marketing and advertising platform for Digital signage and Digital Out of Home (DOOH)
RDO Chain is a low-latency, decentralized trading protocol.
BlockRank is a SaaS and consumer analytics company.
Kloudle helps developers automate cloud security for their prod on DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes and more
Multi-crypto e-commerce for buying and selling goods on any blockchain.
The industrial data layer for robotics
Handshake Finance builds the first customizable escrow platform to safeguard B2B service transactions.
Ally Medical Emergency Room provides medical services for emergency and trauma care.
Complete Robot is a company that operates in the robotics industry.
Simply Agnostic develops intuitive, cloud-connected HVAC automation systems designed to streamline commercial building management.
Manhattan Metals is a mining and exploration company that explores and excavates precious metals.
U-ZERO provides services as an integrated partner for its implementation and establishment.
Traknova is a fleet intelligence platform for monitoring, controlling, and securing fleet operations.
Shifters AI is a software company that develops artificial intelligence and robotic solutions.
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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