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 33,141 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 12 | $33.0M |
| B2B | 3 | $8.6M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $1.2M |
| Apps | 1 | $300K |
| Analytics | 1 | $500K |
| Cyber Security | 1 | Undisclosed |
| EdTech | 1 | $500K |
| Drones | 1 | $500K |
| Developer Tools | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Finance | 1 | $500K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 13 | $3.0M |
| Toronto | 2 | $500K |
| New Castle | 1 | $10.0M |
| Tokyo | 1 | $18.7M |
| Ronse | 1 | $2.3M |
| Liberty Hill | 1 | $300K |
| New York | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Amsterdam | 1 | $8.1M |
| Clichy | 1 | $500K |
| Mountain View | 1 | $500K |
Aha is an influencer marketing platform that connects brands with content creators to deliver results-driven campaigns.
MW is a smart home solution company that develops smart residential physical AI, robotics, and home design services.
TurnUp is an AI-driven digital practice management and client scheduling software specifically to optimize operations for dental clinics.
Odysseus AI is a developer of AI-powered travel planning and social networking platform.
Kaizen is a software that enables to instantly integrate into websites without APIs
Trapeze is an healthcare application that allows doctors to answer patient calls 24/7.
The LLM Data Company creates tooling to write, version and execute evals for post-training data.
Aquablu makes hydration solutions that are so good, people forget they are also saving the planet
Risely AI offers an AI-driven platform that supports, engages, and retains students in higher education.
nao Labs offers an AI code editor that helps data teams write, test, and analyze workflows within their data context.
Cotool is a cybersecurity company that uses AI to build agents that can execute across all of your security tools.
Galen AI is a AI-powered personal healthcare platform that provides medical insights, clinical records, and wearables data syncing.
Mobito is a technology startup that has developed and operates a B2B Mobility Data Exchange Management platform
VibeGrade is a testing software company that provides online essay and paper grading platform that utilizes AI for teachers.
Golf manages routing, telemetry, error reporting, and deployment for remote production model context protocol servers.
Notus Autonomous Systems is a robotics company developing land based autonomous robots and drones designed to operate in controlled groups.
Opusense AI is a software that allows engineers and field inspectors to effortlessly generate professional reports in real time.
BitBoard provides AI agents for healthcare providers for administrative work, reviewing intake forms, and patient chart updation.
Attune is a software development company that designs fast build tools for developers to reduce software compilation time.
Beluga Labs is a fintech company developing software to automate bookkeeping and tax planning processes for businesses.
Alkali streamlines chemical project workflows for engineering teams with error checking and equipment procurement utilizing AI.
Percival is a software development company that provides automation of workflows and data entry by using AI to process documents.
PowerMatrix is an electronics manufacturing company that provides DC-DC power supplies, harmonic filters, and power supply systems.
Capacitive is a software that connects all tools and provide vital information without internet.
Morphik is a company that offers AI-powered tools for creators, enabling the production of visual content.
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 33,141 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 33,141 seed companies with verified founder contact information, updated regularly as new rounds are announced.
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