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) | 4 | $2.6M |
| Apps | 2 | $500K |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $300K |
| Information Technology | 2 | $1.1M |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Ad Network | 1 | $2.0M |
| Events | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Content Creators | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Analytics | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Internet | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 7 | $3.5M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $4.3M |
| Palo Alto | 1 | $500K |
| Toronto | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Henderson | 1 | $2.0M |
| Stanford | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Cardiff | 1 | $1.2M |
| Milan | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Mexico City | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Los Angeles | 1 | Undisclosed |
Chataverse is an NFT-gated messaging app that allows NFT holders and creators to communicate, socialize, and govern in a crypto-native.
Novel biomaterials grown from infinitely renewable bacterial-nanocellulose.
Gruvi is a line of craft brewed alcohol-free beers and wines.
Automated PR Platform using AI to generate non-detectable articles and publishing directly to over 600 top news websites.
Jupiter is a grocery commerce advertising network for CPGs
Findly helps businesses understand and interact with their data by providing the business intelligence.
SmallSpark enables companies to build, operate and manage energy efficient, low -latency edge-based machine learning models
Traent drives the digital transformation in Real Estate, bringing innovation powered by AI and a patended industrial blockchain.
Metaphor is a language-model-based search engine that simplifies how users carry out web searches.
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Crawler is a nightlife app that helps partygoers find bars with vibes, music previews, and ratings.
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Taubyte is a computing platform that enables developers to build applications for connected use cases.
Orderadmin is a warehouse management system and prep software.
High-end PowerPoint templates and toolkits created by ex-McKinsey and BCG consultants
OtisHealth is a digital health company and an enterprise platform for patient/caregiver engagement, population health, and research.
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Pomodyne develops crop cultivation technology with the goal of revolutionizing fruit crop cultivation.
Planet Oliver is a food company that aims to reduce food waste by selling food not sold by farmers and supermarkets.
Frame develops an evidence-based platform for early detection of risk and care navigation to inform family building and planning.
Sweet Chemistry is a manufacturer and supplier of face serum and skin care products.
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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