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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain | 4 | $13.1M |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 2 | $10.5M |
| Cannabis | 1 | $340K |
| Biotechnology | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Developer APIs | 1 | $2.0M |
| Concerts | 1 | $1.5M |
| Bitcoin | 1 | $1.1M |
| Financial Services | 1 | $5.0M |
| Service Industry | 1 | $18.0M |
| Billing | 1 | $3.1M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | $7.9M |
| New York | 2 | $4.6M |
| London | 2 | $201K |
| Buchanan | 1 | $340K |
| Wyoming | 1 | $2.8M |
| Cascais | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Campinas | 1 | $2.0M |
| Gibraltar | 1 | $3.0M |
| Geneva | 1 | $1.1M |
| Miami Beach | 1 | $5.0M |
Redbud Roots is a cultivator, producer, and supplier of craft cannabis.
ContributionDAO provides a platform for institutional staking.
Delox is designing and developing a new generation of bio-decontamination devices.
Neowrk is an application that manages the employee's journey in the various workspaces of corporate offices.
PLAY is a layer 0 protocol that enables AI agents to transact autonomously in games and social apps by bringing web2 games onchain.
"Twitch-in-a-box" for sports teams, record labels, and TV / film production studios
Wakweli who make a positive impact on the whole tokenized asset ecosystem.
Hashnote is a regulated, institutional-grade investment management platform for DeFi.
Portal Labs is building enterprise–grade web3 infrastructure that transforms the platforms into portals.
REALLY is the world’s first fully encrypted and privacy-focused phone service.
Archetype is a pricing and billing infrastructure solution for API products.
Turn-key ecommerce solution for fiber-to-the-home and cable network operators
Brillband is a provider of app-based broadband designed for full-fibre networks.
Finxone is a game-changing fintech platform that empowers anyone to build their own financial applications without any coding knowledge.
We're a healthcare company on a mission to scale professional peer support with tech to address the youth mental health crisis.
Gosleep is a Web3 sleep application platform .
June serves as a product analytics tool that provides account-level analytics along with CRM integrations.
Layer focuses on bringing the latest in AI to image editing.
Mission To Escape is the biggest escape games group in Portugal.
SkyeBrowse enhances situational awareness and simplifies emergency response for first responders and the United States Armed Forces.
WALO is a gamified mobile app for families that empowers parents to teach their kids financial responsibility.
Wolf Suit Games operates as a location-based game and content creation platform.
Curv Health is a multidisciplinary virtual clinic that gives healthcare providers the ability to build and run their own practice.
Network B provides banking and card-linked solutions.
Ownit AI provides AI tools for ecommerce that improve product search, product pages, category pages, and shopping content.
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 blockchain companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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