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 24,429 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 3 | $6.5M |
| Analytics | 2 | $6.0M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $7.0M |
| Communities | 1 | $6.5M |
| Developer Platform | 1 | $1.2M |
| E-Commerce | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Electronics | 1 | $3.0M |
| Consulting | 1 | $600K |
| Developer APIs | 1 | $2.0M |
| Accounting | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | $9.6M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $12.5M |
| Amsterdam | 2 | $2.4M |
| Washington | 2 | $7.0M |
| Singapore | 1 | $5.0M |
| Miami | 1 | $2.0M |
| Laguna Beach | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Bolingbrook | 1 | $3.0M |
| Austin | 1 | $2.0M |
| Dallas | 1 | Undisclosed |
Clearest Health helps health plans and employers improve benefits using advanced tech and clear data.
Mhaya is the world's first "Monopoly-GameFi" city simulation game in GameFi,advocates for free play and leisure entertainment.
StartPlaying is a gameplay community platform that allows players to find tabletop role-playing games and game masters for any game system.
VIPFicated provides a Verification as a Service for pre-owned products in marketplaces.
Decentralized, blockchain-based internet access network.
Weddily is a booking software and marketplace for weddings and events.
Caporus develops novel thin-film dielectrics.
Aidos is a real estate holding company in residential multi-family.
Edlink's unified API provides two-way connections for edtech companies to tackle challenges like single-sign-on (SSO) and rostering.
ioogo is a tax and accounting software and services company that specializes in software development, mobile software, and web solutions.
PaaS for cloud-connected medtech and digital pharma solutions
Revvo is an IT company that provides a sensor-enabled AI software platform to monitor vehicle tires.
Skipper Labs is a company that offers technology related products and services.
Struesli is a food and beverages company that offers antioxidant-rich granola in different flavours.
Triad Secure is a security operations control plane turning alerts into structured investigations, operational intelligence, and outcomes.
The VNYX, an AI-powered robot, makes fashion resale lucrative for the first time ever.
XO Market is a decentralized platform that allows users to create, trade, and share their beliefs through conviction markets.
Backpack is the first banking and payments platform built for Higher Education.
Non-custodial software for cryptocurrency portfolio tracking, AI-powered market insights, and a routing interface for DeFi protocols.
Magic Find Studios is a gaming development studio that develops discovery and nostalgia games.
Infrastructure layer for mass robotics
Amplibotics AI provides physical AI data farms and teleoperated robot services to generate real-world datasets for robotics models.
Caris is a waste management company that develops near-zero emission, plastic burning generator.
Haevek is a distributed compute platform accelerating data processing, analytics, and machine learning workloads efficiently
Invisix is a semiconductor monitoring company that provides next-generation measurement devices for semiconductor manufacturing.
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 24,429 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 24,429 seed companies with verified founder contact information, updated regularly as new rounds are announced.
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