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 24,430 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 4 | $8.3M |
| CleanTech | 2 | $890K |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $2.3M |
| Fashion | 1 | $763K |
| Employee Benefits | 1 | $250K |
| Grocery | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Computer | 1 | $1.7M |
| Information Technology | 1 | $800K |
| Broadcasting | 1 | $774K |
| Blockchain | 1 | $5.8M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 2 | $4.0M |
| New York | 2 | $6.9M |
| Edinburgh | 1 | $763K |
| Ceará | 1 | $250K |
| Honesdale | 1 | $550K |
| Göteborg | 1 | $640K |
| Scottsdale | 1 | $253K |
| Washington | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Sandyford | 1 | $1.7M |
| Pleasant Grove | 1 | $800K |
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Doctor Droid is an on-call intelligence platform to accelerate production issue & incident investigations.
Please Assist Me is a home management platform that offers home resident services for apartments and clients.
Mesh is a platform for email security created specifically for managed service providers, enabling them to deploy and safeguard.
Olumo helps organizations build a people-focused culture through a data-driven approach.
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BugBox develops industrial, scalable and fully automated insect farming technology for sustainable protein production.
Homecare Advocacy Network offers a white label franchise for senior living providers to introduce home care to their business.
Intradys is a developer of medical software technology designed for interventional neuroradiology.
Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity.
Gleezy Dog is a premium hot dog brand marketed specifically to golf enthusiasts.
Hexis is a predictive nutrition ecosystem that optimizes the performance of athletes and nutritionists.
Kimba employs AI to evaluate biometric data and provide individualized scent treatment to improve sleep and health.
Livelyhood is a health and wellness company that helps in addiction treatment and rehabilitation.
Maia is a healthcare AI engine that increases income by optimizing CPT billing and identifying unfavorable billing trends.
Node.ai is the AI platform designed by and for investment professionals. Illiquid assets, traditional assets, and personalization.
Ourea Energy is a clean tech company that offers gravity-powered energy storage solution for data centers and independent power producers.
Parallel develops AI-driven digital twin technology to optimise ad resonance and customer suitability in video advertising.
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 24,430 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 24,430 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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