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) | 11 | $2.5M |
| Broadcasting | 1 | $774K |
| Augmented Reality | 1 | $1.7M |
| Elderly | 1 | $500K |
| Cyber Security | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Agentic AI | 1 | $10.0M |
| B2B | 1 | $4.6M |
| Casino | 1 | $5.0M |
| AI Infrastructure | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Health Care | 1 | $1.5M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 13 | $15.1M |
| Wilmington | 2 | $2.5M |
| Brest | 1 | $1.7M |
| Omaha | 1 | $500K |
| Austin | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Curacao | 1 | $5.0M |
| Berlin | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Milan | 1 | $1.5M |
| Charlotte | 1 | $2.0M |
| Donostia-san Sebastián | 1 | $290K |
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Homecare Advocacy Network offers a white label franchise for senior living providers to introduce home care to their business.
9 Mothers is a defense tech company that offers an AI-powered C-sUAS point defense turret designed to engage multiple fast-moving drones.
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Silmaril secures enterprise generative AI tools by deploying automated, real-time firewalls to stop complex prompt injection attacks.
Magnitude is an autonomous AI workforce platform that offers third-party cyber risk management services.
Braven Streamlines Reinsurance workflows using AI Native capabilities.
Power.win is a crypto casino operated by Super Awesome Gaming Alliance.
KugelAudio builds European voice AI and text to speech models for real time, multilingual voice agents with GDPR compliant deployment.
Incandor develops behavioral intelligence software and APIs for fraud detection on digital financial platforms.
Niino is an Italian healthtech startup that operates a digital logistics marketplace.
Gleezy Dog is a premium hot dog brand marketed specifically to golf enthusiasts.
TrebezIA offers robotic solutions using AI technology.
Kinect AI develops AI software for e-commerce brands, including shopping assistants, adaptive product pages, and intent-based search tools.
General Aviation develops satellite-connected ATC and airport surface management systems for aircraft, drones, and ground vehicles.
Modern is an AI IT operations platform that automates service desk, access management, onboarding, and workflows through AI agents.
OpenWork is a desktop app that enables users to connect their existing skills, MCP servers, and AI agents within a unified workspace.
HeyClicky develops a Mac desktop AI assistant that guides workflows and automates on-screen and background tasks.
BioStack is a digital platform that provides healthcare AI training environments and curated multimodal clinical datasets.
Foaster is a consulting company that provides AI-driven consulting services for enterprise AI transformation and workforce upskilling.
Tenet Industries designs and manufactures low-cost strike drones with proprietary software and purpose-built hardware.
Standard Signal develops AI-driven hedge fund strategies using autonomous financial LLM trading systems.
Gravy Finance is a fintech company building an AI agent that helps users manage spending, automate finances, and track savings.
Infera develops an AI operating system for laboratories that converts scientific protocols into validated, instrument ready workflows.
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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