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) | 4 | $6.8M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $960K |
| Analytics | 2 | $6.6M |
| E-Commerce | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Developer APIs | 1 | $2.0M |
| Communities | 1 | $6.5M |
| Health Care | 1 | $1.9M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $2.0M |
| Developer Platform | 1 | $1.2M |
| Consulting | 1 | $600K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 2 | $12.5M |
| Amsterdam | 2 | $2.4M |
| New York | 2 | $9.6M |
| Washington | 2 | $7.0M |
| Laguna Beach | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Austin | 1 | $2.0M |
| San Mateo | 1 | $6.0M |
| Cleveland | 1 | $1.9M |
| Miami | 1 | $2.0M |
| Reykjavík | 1 | $400K |
Weddily is a booking software and marketplace for weddings and events.
Edlink's unified API provides two-way connections for edtech companies to tackle challenges like single-sign-on (SSO) and rostering.
StartPlaying is a gameplay community platform that allows players to find tabletop role-playing games and game masters for any game system.
Revvo is an IT company that provides a sensor-enabled AI software platform to monitor vehicle tires.
PaaS for cloud-connected medtech and digital pharma solutions
Decentralized, blockchain-based internet access network.
VIPFicated provides a Verification as a Service for pre-owned products in marketplaces.
Aidos is a real estate holding company in residential multi-family.
XO Market is a decentralized platform that allows users to create, trade, and share their beliefs through conviction markets.
Haevek is a distributed compute platform accelerating data processing, analytics, and machine learning workloads efficiently
Struesli is a food and beverages company that offers antioxidant-rich granola in different flavours.
Calori is building the first closed-loop nutrition system for everyday health
The VNYX, an AI-powered robot, makes fashion resale lucrative for the first time ever.
Triad Secure is a security operations control plane turning alerts into structured investigations, operational intelligence, and outcomes.
Backpack is the first banking and payments platform built for Higher Education.
Draiven is an AI-powered data analytics platform that connects to ERPs, CRMs, and spreadsheets to provide real-time insights.
Non-custodial software for cryptocurrency portfolio tracking, AI-powered market insights, and a routing interface for DeFi protocols.
Next Gen AI-Native TMS Built To Run Modern Freight Operations End-To-End
Oberland Biotech develops biotechnology-driven food and nutritional products, focusing on cultivated proteins and functional ingredients.
Invisix is a semiconductor monitoring company that provides next-generation measurement devices for semiconductor manufacturing.
Amplibotics AI provides physical AI data farms and teleoperated robot services to generate real-world datasets for robotics models.
Infrastructure layer for mass robotics
Magic Find Studios is a gaming development studio that develops discovery and nostalgia games.
Skipper Labs is a company that offers technology related products and services.
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.
You can narrow your search by filtering companies by industry vertical, city or region, or by exploring specific combinations such as Seed artificial intelligence (ai) companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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