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 33,142 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 8 | $15.1M |
| Apps | 2 | $2.8M |
| Biotechnology | 2 | $3.3M |
| Developer Platform | 1 | $5.2M |
| Beauty | 1 | $580K |
| Apparel | 1 | $500K |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | $957K |
| Logistics | 1 | $1.3M |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | $1.5M |
| Auto Insurance | 1 | $981K |
Supersocial is an indie games studio focused on creating insanely fun games for the metaverse, starting with Roblox.
LAVIOR develops a skincare product line that soothes and heals some of the most widespread and challenging diabetic skin conditions.
Printforia is a printing service company that offers real-time fulfillment and delivery of customized apparel.
BOOKR Kids inspires a love of reading whilst boosting literacy, social-emotional and cognitive skills through interactive e-books.
Armour Edge provides solution for wind turbine blades that minimizes maintenance cost and maximize energy production.
Celtarys Research is positioned as the only company exclusively dedicated to developing fluorescent probes to replace radioactivity.
Lockster is a provider of on-demand smart lockers.
Planet Sandbox is a physics-powered NFT sandbox shooting game that allows players to control a planet.
Shorebird delivers over-the-air code push updates for Flutter, enabling instant Dart code fixes and rollbacks without store resubmissions.
Kioga creates postbiotic solutions targeting inflammation, stress, and metabolism through microbial science and dietary ingredients.
AI document intelligence platform delivering deep forensic insights to expose sophisticated fraud and secure enterprise workflows.
Next Generation Fintech for RWA Trade Finance
Turbo Insurance Group is an insurance company that delivers customer experience in the insurance industry.
Huxe enables users to explore subjects in depth by automatically generating podcasts featuring multiple AI.
Toast is a real-money gaming firm that gives operators the confidence and speed to launch and grow skill-based multiplayer games.
Abby is a management app that helps entrepreneurs get rid of administrative tasks and improve their organization.
PAM NZ is an AI-driven personal assistant designed to help families and lighten the mental burden for working parents.
Ephos is a hardware manufacturing company that specializes in femtosecond laser writing techniques and quantum chips.
BuyBuddy is an IoT technology company that offers curated solutions for boosting offline conversion through physical engagements.
Xeptiva is a biotechnology company developing therapies for the treatment of chronic inflammation in companion animals
Property Improvement At Your Fingertips
AI for CRM Autofill & Sales Pitch Check
Noodle is a financial platform with digital accounts, financial exchange, and credit for entertainment industry.
8B Education Investments is a financial service company.
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 33,142 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 33,142 seed companies with verified founder contact information, updated regularly as new rounds are announced.
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