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 33,319 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 5 | $59.5M |
| Analytics | 2 | $5.5M |
| Business Development | 2 | $5.0M |
| Data Mining | 1 | $1.3M |
| Tourism | 1 | $2.4M |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | $6.0M |
| Health Care | 1 | $851K |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | $763K |
| Audio | 1 | $330K |
| Agentic AI | 1 | $375K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 2 | $3.6M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $101.5M |
| Hohenweiler | 1 | $1.3M |
| Berlin | 1 | $2.4M |
| Lewes | 1 | $6.0M |
| Bárcena | 1 | $851K |
| Scottsdale | 1 | $763K |
| Oklahoma City | 1 | $2.3M |
| Cardiff | 1 | $1.4M |
| Sammamish | 1 | $375K |
Nox Mobility is a transportation company that operates sleeper trains and private cabins for travel and tourism sectors.
Shorta is a mobile‑first platform for premium vertical fiction, delivering short‑form “micro‑series” designed specifically for phones.
BASE4 is a women health care company providing strategies to ease hot flashes, boost energy, support digestion, and hormonal balance.
Martone Street is a food processing company that makes and sells pasta sauces.
Veyra is an AI-powered M&A intelligence platform for institutional investors and strategic acquirers.
Moodsonic delivers generative audio technology for built environments, enhancing well-being and productivity through responsive sound.
Locai infrastructure company focused on Sovereign AI and Edge Computing.
APX Labs is a cybersecurity company that offers AI agents for penetration testing to identify risks.
Northern Light Microscopy creates optical solutions for biological issues.
Business performance operating system using AI to help companies manage their corporate goals, KPIs, business rhythms, and reporting.
Sooth Labs builds AI models that predict geopolitical, economic, and market events to support strategic decision-making.
Origin is a software development company that offers a platform to software development life cycle.
One interface for everything your company knows.
Amidex is a dental care facility that treats dental problems with contemporary tools and technology.
Morningside Brands is a wine and spirits company that offers a collection of premium spirits.
Core Automation develops AI systems and research methodologies focused on automating complex knowledge work and scientific processes.
Calibre helps people understand what is actually affecting their health and how to change it by combining causal AI with clinical expertise.
51 to Carbon Zero helps businesses in measuring carbon footprints, and climate premises and also provides business advice.
Salted CX offers an AI-native platform combining contact center tools, AI agents, quality management, and analytics for customer service.
Cubo is a financial solutions company that offers payment applications, POS, and card payment services.
Neptune's Vault is a technology company.
Nuvia is an artificial Intelligence automation platform that helps with sales process, lead generation and hyper-personalized conversions
Flair Labs provides voice AI designed to support real estate and mortgage businesses.
Galaxy Group is a independent social equity craft cannabis producer.
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 33,319 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 33,319 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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