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 | $7.7M |
| Commercial Real Estate | 2 | $13.2M |
| Apps | 2 | $2.2M |
| Education | 2 | $6.6M |
| Analytics | 1 | $5.4M |
| E-Commerce | 1 | $1.0M |
| Building Material | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Consulting | 1 | $500K |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $2.9M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $1.2M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6 | $11.4M |
| London | 4 | $21.6M |
| Stockholm | 2 | $5.8M |
| Portland | 1 | $5.4M |
| Houston | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Snodland | 1 | $2.9M |
| San Francisco | 1 | $4.0M |
| Winston Salem | 1 | $550K |
| Istanbul | 1 | $100K |
| Chicago | 1 | $640K |
Elevating wealth through personalized, long-term investment strategies in Real Estate and short term rentals.
Streamdal develops a data performance monitoring tool to observe and replay data inside messaging systems.
Blip is a bill payment platform designed for financial tech companies.
El Rayo Tequila is a beverage company that produces a variety of wines and spirits.
Revitalizing Windows for Better Buildings. Without Replacement. Without Disruption.
MyKlovr is a virtual college counseling platform for high school students.
Nodus Oncology Developing the DDR targeting therapies.
Oliv AI provides deal intelligence solutions for sales teams and managers.
childcare providers and parents to communicate about everything from extracurricular activities to ad-hoc child care booking.
Salem Cyber provides enterprise level cyber tradecraft to organizations to scale challenges of cyber alert investigations.
Unlocking a world of real estate opportunities through harnessing the power of AI and digital innovations.
xNomad is a marketplace for short-term retail space connecting brands and e-commerce stores to popup spaces
Semper runs recurring, end-to-end secondary transactions for the teams of fast-growing startups.
Cherry Recommends is an AI product and promotion recommender platform that increases customer engagement, conversion, and retention.
We provide marketing infrastructure for the internet.
Avail Technologies is a haulage recruitment company.
Premium Alcoholic Beverage Company
Digital secure vault for everyone to plan in advance, organise life information & create a digital biography of life to leave as a legacy.
Bonrepublic offers key components of the solutions, including creating both personal and corporate goals.
Corneille is an online edtech platform for children learning at the lower school level.
Drop Fitness provides fitness training programs, gym services, and wellness coaching for individuals and groups.
Forte uses audio and video conferencing to improve online music education.
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.
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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