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) | 4 | $50.9M |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | $4.9M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $5.0M |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | $4.0M |
| Advice | 1 | $644K |
| Blockchain | 1 | $2.0M |
| Gaming | 1 | $3.0M |
| Content | 1 | $150K |
| E-Commerce | 1 | $1.1M |
| Clean Energy | 1 | $4.2M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 2 | $6.0M |
| Tokyo | 1 | $644K |
| Hong Kong | 1 | $3.0M |
| Helsinki | 1 | $4.4M |
| Oceanside | 1 | $150K |
| Scottsdale | 1 | $1.0M |
| Budapest | 1 | $1.1M |
| Los Angeles | 1 | $5.0M |
| Tampere | 1 | $4.2M |
| Clayton | 1 | $4.5M |
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VREY is a startup that empowers landlords of multi-tenant buildings to generate and manage solar energy on-site.
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nmblr is an AI driven company that helps with business development services such HR, retail technology, and supply chain.
Cloneable provides an artificial intelligence platform that generates and replicates human voices for digital applications.
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Era AI, a startup building a software platform for AI‑powered consumer gadgets and peripherals.
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Rilian is a cybersecurity innovator that provides an agentic systems integrator for the AI-native security sector.
Gravity Rail an innovative new platform that enables healthcare organizations to build and manage their own AI-powered engagement workflows.
Dataisource is a company that offers AI-powered procurement ecosystem built for procurement teams that need speed, clarity, and control.
Decade Energy is a logistics electrification and smart energy solution provider
Eccasion operates as an online marketplace that specializes in ex‑lease electric vehicles.
Endlyz Therapeutics is developing disease-modifying therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other dementias.
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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