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) | 15 | $1.0M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $710K |
| Credit Cards | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Analytics | 1 | $500K |
| Electronics | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Logistics | 1 | Undisclosed |
| CleanTech | 1 | $250K |
| Biopharma | 1 | $743K |
| AI Infrastructure | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Health Care | 1 | $500K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 15 | $500K |
| Boston | 2 | $710K |
| Paris | 1 | $500K |
| München | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Brooklyn | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Chicago | 1 | $250K |
| Los Angeles | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Newark | 1 | $500K |
| Lund | 1 | $743K |
| St. Petersburg | 1 | $500K |
Uno Wallet develops a mobile wallet that connects multiple credit cards and routes payments according to user-defined card rules.
Alchemize provides an AI-native customs brokerage platform that automates international trade compliance workflows.
Huscarl provides AI-driven actuarial advisory and insurance analytics for corporate risk managers and finance leaders.
Aster is an AI autonomous research lab to automate open-ended research: research that defines its own problems before it can answer them.
Trellis provides enterprise AI agents to automate short-term rental operations, orchestrating guest relations and field workflows.
Anoria is an electronic gadgets company that offers smart wearables for emotional and mental health tracking.
jo is a personal AI assistant chatbot that connects apps to deliver a daily morning brief and to-do list based on the user.
OpenProse is an open-source infrastructure for long-running AI work: a declarative language plus the Reactor harness/runtime for workflows.
Transload is a security development company that helps logistics and warehouse companies to measure shipments using the security cameras.
Shotwell AI is a developer of an AI-powered customer research platform automating qualitative insights.
Foresight is an technology company that creates AI-powered simulations that test pricing, positioning, packaging, and campaigns.
Ourea Energy is a clean tech company that offers gravity-powered energy storage solution for data centers and independent power producers.
Chronicle Labs provides secure enterprise sandboxes to backtest, evaluate, and safely stage AI agents before production deployment.
Hexa is an AI operations platform that helps manufacturers and distributors automate quoting, procurement, and back office workflows.
Napkin Math is an AI food journal that gamifies nutrition tracking by offering customized guidance to achieve health goals.
The Company Company develops AI agents for business operations to automate enterprise B2B sales and marketing workflows.
Emulsi Biotech is a biotechnology company that develops lipid technology to deliver biologic drugs orally.
Panacea is a biotech focused platform that helps biotech companies accelerate FDA submissions and streamline drug approval workflows.
Voquill is a AI-native operating system that manages workflow, coding, compliance, and revenue for medical labs.
Saffron is an AI technical assessment platform that measures how software engineers use AI to build, debug, and ship software.
Sherpa is a software development company that automatically optimizes and improves websites based on the behaviour and versions of the site.
Humwork is an technology platform that connects AI agents to human experts such as engineers, lawyers, doctors, researchers, and more.
Savant is a data tool that organizes scattered company data into structured, searchable operating context for people and AI.
Livelyhood is a health and wellness company that helps in addiction treatment and rehabilitation.
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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