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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | 4 | $11.3M |
| Agriculture | 2 | $2.6M |
| Biotechnology | 2 | $5.2M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $2.5M |
| Brewing | 1 | $1.1M |
| B2B | 1 | $500K |
| Advertising | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Collectibles | 1 | $9.0M |
| Building Material | 1 | $4.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | $6.6M |
| São Paulo | 2 | $895K |
| Singapore | 2 | $9.2M |
| Campina | 1 | $1.0M |
| Louisville | 1 | $6.8M |
| Oslo | 1 | $1.7M |
| Amsterdam | 1 | $2.2M |
| Ghent | 1 | $1.1M |
| Township Of Washington | 1 | $500K |
| Atlanta | 1 | Undisclosed |
MeuChapa is a logtech digital platform that provides workforce solutions for logistics and supply chains.
Thrive365 is a nutritional meal scoring platform that focuses on diabetes, health coaching, and technology-driven preventative medicine.
Verde is a digital platform that simplifies and expands access to working capital loans for small and medium farmers.
Beefutures combines biotechnology and data science and develops beekeeping tools.
The all-in-one financial planning platform for employees.
Thrive is a beverage manufacturing company that produces and distributes flavored non-alcoholic beers, including sports drinks.
Obrecsys is a software company offering object recognition systems and a product named Kampfire for enhanced event engagement.
Ads data management optimization and performance platform
Carbice is developing a product used to dissipate heat away from product packaging to stop electronic devices from overheating.
Pudgy Penguins is a Web3 IP brand that produces content, merchandise, toys, and digital collectables.
Anja Health is a personalized doctor-backed cord blood banking company that freezes umbilical cord and placenta stem cells.
Kolo is a construction & interior app that guides homeowners in their home & interior projects
Adni is the first AI-powered super app for healthcare workers.
Hannah Life Technologies develops new groundbreaking infertility treatments with the goal of making treatment better, easier and accessible
Mentum is an API for fintech companies that offers investment services.
Mayku develops tabletop machines to help streamline product development cycle.
Dirt is an entertainment and culture newsletter.
SENSE in develops and produces monitoring solutions.
Ontrail Store is a manufacturer of fabrics, wooden folding equipment, and accessories.
Rubik is a financial data platform for single family homes.
Zozio provides logistic flow optimization, stock optimization, workplace environment, sustainable production, track, and trace services.
Contract Packaging, Beverage Packaging, 3PL, Warehousing
Ecomagnet is a manufacturer of anisotropic NdFeB magnet powder.
FrostByte develops scalable control solutions and custom cryogenic ASICs for the quantum industry.
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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