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) | 7 | $8.0M |
| E-Commerce | 2 | $2.0M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $7.5M |
| Digital Marketing | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Apps | 1 | $4.0M |
| Health Care | 1 | $2.5M |
| Delivery | 1 | $1.0M |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | $1.0M |
| Beauty | 1 | $443K |
| Property Management | 1 | $14.9M |
Dry Club is an ecommerce dedicated to the B2C sale of premium biodegradable diapers under the subscription plan model
GritWell is a virtual care platform where AI enables providers to deliver a new standard of chronic care
Hajde is a platform that makes fast and efficient food and grocery deliveries convenient.
Ideawake provides an easy to use innovation platform combined with programs, services, and expertise that supports the innovation program.
AI-driven deciphering of genetic diseases
allergen neutral skincare - next generation clean beauty
Aesthetic is an e-commerce platform that enables NFT creators to create free and paid drops, and share content with token-holders.
Musical instruments, Professional Digital Portable Piano
Prello is a real estate brokerage that offers an end-to-end solution for managed second home co-ownership.
Sustainability solutions such as carbon credits, circular supply chain and waste to value solutions.
RareCircles simplifies the business of NFTs so you can focus on growing your community
Analytica Ensino is an educational technology company that creates instructional materials for businesses, governments, and institutions.
PawCo Foods is the new generation of healthy and delicious pet foods made from plant-based meat.
RF Austin Operating is a restaurant company.
Lightberry designs and develop robotic software for human-robot interactions with emotional intelligence.
The AI Powered Execution Infrastructure for Programmable Financial Alpha.
AI-driven peer review and replication for scientific papers
Building open source inference for AI agents.
CalStixx provides eco-friendly alternatives to products.
Courageous Land is to counteract climate change while improving the health and abundance of all living things.
Emica Solar is a company which develops the floating solar energy.
MelodAI (Former Muverse) is a Los Angeles, CA-based AIGC and Multi-modal AI Agent platform.
Predictive Equations develops and provides artificial intelligence solutions for computer vision applications.
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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