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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain | 2 | $13.0M |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 2 | $15.0M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $3.2M |
| Biotechnology | 2 | $6.8M |
| Education | 1 | $2.6M |
| Brand Marketing | 1 | $11.0M |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | $500K |
| Legal Tech | 1 | $5.0M |
| Consulting | 1 | $5.0M |
| Health Care | 1 | Undisclosed |
Guider, an AI-powered mentoring and coaching platform.
Asia’s leading Brand Technology holding company, where tech-powered storytelling and cutting-edge martech solutions converge
Hitch offers storage products that make carrying daily essentials simple and sustainable.
Breaking the law: because status quo no longer works.
Lighthouse is an open metaverse navigation engine that enables the search for places, events and experiences within virtual worlds.
Lightly is a data curation company for machine learning that helps companies build better models through better data.
Moment offers natural botanical beverages for meditation.
Ours specializes in providing premarital counseling services.
Phoreus Biotech produces peptide nanocarrier platforms that can revolutionize the human pharma, ag biotech, and cell transfection industries
Provides a comprehensive individual risk assessment for cardiometabolic disease for proper shared decision-making.
Atlato builds Atlato ONE (Enterprise AI Agentic System) and Laura Logic (AI agentic calling system) for end-to-end automation.
Stakedgain: Empowering crypto enthusiasts to stake securely and earn passive income across multiple blockchains.
Star Nest is a Web3 music platform that builds a decentralized entertainment environment.
BAC Games is a video game company that focuses on the Web3 platform.
Catena Biosciences is a biotechnology company that offers protein conjugation, building biologic structures, and medical research.
Courtsmith is an e-commerce platform that offers basketball footwear and apparel products.
Everglade Works is an IT services and solutions provider that tailors its offerings to meet specific industry demands.
Homegrown Tap & Dough Castle Rock serves pizzas, pasta, appetizers, salads, desserts, craft beers, and wine.
Lady Nomada is a restaurant company that offers food and dining services.
ThePlaceToWish develop AI platform online gifts to offer your friendsand family.
Werewool develops a fiber development platform to create biodegradable fibers.
Yumit is an open ecosystem that will allow holders to pay seamlessly with crypto and merchants to accept it easily and safely
AS.CAR.I enhances high performance driving experience by providing on-track assistance to optimally control the car up to its limits.
Tough Commerce builds white-label order management and e-commerce tools for construction suppliers.
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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