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) | 8 | $6.2M |
| Bookkeeping and Payroll | 4 | $38.8M |
| Software | 1 | $4.0M |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | $2.5M |
| Communities | 1 | $2.5M |
| Agentic AI | 1 | $1.7M |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | $526K |
| Analytics | 1 | $5.0M |
| Information Technology | 1 | $791K |
| Aerospace | 1 | $4.6M |
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Fika Jobs is creating an artificial intelligence-powered employment platform that prioritizes videos.
Syntonym is a generative AI privacy tech startup specializing in pioneering synthetic face generation technology.
Qubic Technologies is a manufacturer of quantum microwave transmitters and receivers for remote sensing and communication.
Coast 4C supports sustainable seaweed supply, combining community, commerce, conservation, and climate benefits.
Whyze Health is a healthcare firm that uses AI tools to connect healthcare ecosystem and provide better treatment to patients.
Eledone is an AI platform that automates B2B sales order processing and ERP data entry
Bias Ramen is a producer of premium instant ramen featuring healthier ingredients and authentic flavors.
Valence’s emotion AI helps companies understand how their customers feel, from their first sales conversation to each support call.
CompanAIn is a technology company developing an AI-powered pet health and wellness platform.
Ideasets is building a data-driven creative ecosystem where content creation becomes measurable, repeatable, and investable.
Ideasets is building a data-driven creative ecosystem where content creation becomes measurable, repeatable, and investable.
Linc offers data retrieval and analysis services for businesses.
Linc offers data retrieval and analysis services for businesses.
Linc offers data retrieval and analysis services for businesses.
Sherlocks.ai is an AI incident response platform that helps detect, analyze, and resolve system issues with automated insights.
Maple Aviation develops autonomous drone fleets to deliver medication and lab samples directly to hospital windows.
Atypics Photonics is a company focusing on prototyping, integration, & manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits and semiconductors.
NukuDo provides workforce development and staffing services for the cybersecurity industry.
Zoe is a developer of AI-powered Fintech platform identifying investment opportunities for its users.
ProvenMetal builds and ships circuit boards in the United States.
Linc offers data retrieval and analysis services for businesses.
TRIMTECH Therapeutics treats inflammatory and persistent CNS conditions by focusing on the elimination of harmful proteins.
Sophia Space develops orbital computing and in-space data center solutions that support AI workloads, edge processing, and data management.
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.
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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