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) | 3 | $10.3M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $13.7M |
| EdTech | 2 | $3.6M |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | $2.5M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $5.0M |
| Dental | 1 | $650K |
| B2B | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 | $2.5M |
| Restaurants | 1 | $550K |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | $4.0M |
| New York | 2 | $820K |
| Boulder | 1 | $650K |
| Tokyo | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Dublin | 1 | $8.8M |
| Zagreb | 1 | $3.7M |
| San Antonio | 1 | $550K |
| Singapore | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Oakland | 1 | $2.5M |
| Salt Lake City | 1 | $1.0M |
Ambity DSO is a private holding company acquiring and operating dental clinics with long-term, impact-driven growth strategy.
Minnano Shashoku is a company cafeteria service based on restaurants and provides offices with daily and weekly menus.
Seapoint provides startups with financial control by automating payroll, invoices, treasury, and bookkeeping through an AI-native account.
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PHNX Materials is a manufacturing company that specializes in turning waste into essential materials and reduce carbon emissions.
Mint & Asere is a restaurant based company.
Dendritic Health AI is an IT company that builds state-of-the-art healthcare education tools with AI for training providers globally.
UXLINK is a social infrastructure comprised of social protocols and a collection of Dapps.
Khemia Metals to replace critical metals with earth-abundant alloys to make lighter, cheaper, and more sustainable batteries.
Artificial Intelligence
Empowering educators to deliver tailored lessons that students love.
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g2-Zero develops electrical, vibration-resistant, and alignment-free single photon sources for quantum communication.
Building multiplayer experiences across multiple platforms and surfaces.
0VIX is a core Polygon Money Market Protocol that offers a series of Defi products on a highly scalable platform.
Playbux is an e-commerce metaverse platform that sets up the shop and earns system.
Rebel Tech creates high-tech electronics repair solutions and provides repairs at prices that no one else can match.
Bidvest Investment is a highly esteemed company in the financial industry, known for its expertise and professionalism.
We are expand navigable roadways for autonomous vehicles from 3% to 95%, today, by equipping each car with our onboard vision hardware.
Acses is a startup with the common purpose of assisting businesses in simplifying and optimizing their customer journey.
Locket Labs is an app that allows users to share photos directly to the home screens of their family and friends.
Split helps influencers share affiliate links that actually convert by enabling them to "split" affiliate commissions with their followers.
MetaLend is the first DeFi yield platform built for both earning and spending.
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.
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