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) | 6 | $29.0M |
| Blockchain | 3 | $8.6M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $3.9M |
| Big Data | 1 | $4.3M |
| Agentic AI | 1 | $4.0M |
| B2B | 1 | $6.1M |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | $6.0M |
| Financial Services | 1 | $550K |
| Metaverse | 1 | $4.0M |
| Apps | 1 | $656K |
VADE brings convenience to parking through mobile applications.
Zaapi provides e-commerce sellers with AI Agents that offer automated chatbot and multi-channel e-commerce solutions.
Block Tackle is a San-Francisco-based studio dedicated to creating the first generation of fun-first blockchain games.
Invoicing, bill pay, and cash flow management for small businesses.
Derby Stars is an ecological chain games platform.
AlwaysGeeky Games is a game developer for the NFT project.
Brotherly Love Cheesesteaks is a food service establishment specializing in handcrafted cheesesteaks.
Deep Systems provides the financial industry with state-of-the-art strategically applied solutions for servicing software.
GamePad is a platform that curates and nurtures then accelerates top gamefi, guilds, and metaverse projects.
InteleWings building Anti-money laundering solutions with a clear, concise, and fresh perspective
Kolleno Collections is a financial operations platform that brings together receivables, payables and payments - all in one place.
MetaEngine is a decentralized all-in-one platform for the development and publishing of GameFi / Metaverse games and apps.
The internet's golden arches will be built with pixels, of bricks.
RoomMate provides an online Dashboard where you can manage rents, maintenances, lease agreements, and communicate with your tenants.
The Modern Way to Capture Online Testimony
Vento Games is a mobile game development company that focuses on developing challenging casual puzzle games for players of all ages.
Worldscape is an AI-powered geospatial intelligence software company serving defense, government, and enterprise customers.
Zapia, an AI personal assistant that uses WhatsApp to complete tasks
Antihero Studios creates multiplayer mobile games focused on social interaction and community engagement.
JetStream Security is a platform for enterprise AI governance and security designed to manage, safeguard.
14.ai is a pioneering AI-native customer support for business-to-consumer brands that replaces human agents with autonomous AI.
Shaping Wealth is a learning software application dedicated to converting the human experience of money.
Microminer is focused on developing innovative and sustainable technologies for extracting and recycling critical metals,
baCta engineer microorganisms to produce rubber from carbon.
DARERL offers virtual human models for device development, providing digital anatomy based on real human bodies.
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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