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) | 8 | $42.1M |
| Health Care | 2 | $10.0M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $60.0M |
| Database | 1 | $1.9M |
| Manufacturing | 1 | $4.3M |
| Energy Management | 1 | $2.2M |
| Mapping Services | 1 | $7.0M |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $5.0M |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | Undisclosed |
| B2B | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 3 | $2.2M |
| New York | 2 | $10.0M |
| Seattle | 2 | $68.4M |
| Göteborg | 1 | $1.9M |
| Wellington | 1 | $4.3M |
| South Melbourne | 1 | $7.0M |
| Carson | 1 | $10.0M |
| San Mateo | 1 | $15.0M |
| Malverne | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Singapore | 1 | Undisclosed |
Vesiro enables companies to scale their databases with increased performance.
Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging.
xWatts is an intelligent energy management system that helps commercial buildings reduce costs and emissions.
Adora eliminates the need for human event tagging by automatically recording every screen, interaction, and user path throughout a product.
Charm Security is an AI-powered Scam and Fraud Defense Platform
Avela Health offers remote autism diagnostic evaluations and personalized therapy for neurodiverse children and families.
Reflow develops software that helps companies analyze workflows, identify bottlenecks, and track automation outcomes.
GearBrain is a smart home technology platform helping users discover, compare, and connect compatible IoT devices
Entire is developing the world's next developer platform, allowing agents and humans to interact, learn, and ship together.
Crash Override is a SaaS provider company that provides a list of the things to do.
Noah's Farm is a food technology startup that develops flavor factors by combining biotechnology, AI, and flavor chemistry technologies.
Perseus Materials specialises in moldless composite production by using technologies that combine pultrusion and 3D printing.
A1A Investment Partners focuses on healthcare investments, offering private credit and minority equity solutions.
Umanitek focuses on countering harmful AI-generated content such as deepfakes and misinformation using decentralised technology.
UK's largest 3PL comparison marketplace. We match ecommerce brands with vetted fulfilment providers through tailored quotes and guidance.
BotGauge develops AI-based software for automated testing, quality assurance, and validation of web applications.
Clearly AI automates security and privacy reviews
Dono provides a platform to search public records making it easy to control and verify homeownership and title data.
Driveblocks is a software expert in completely automated commercial vehicle driving.
Consumer bathroom hardware for early illness detection.
Eclipse aims to balance energy by promoting renewable energy deployment through stationary storage solutions.
Force Equals offers B2B companies a multi agent AI operating system for enterprise planning
Humanix is a conversational AI for cybersecurity that has been trained on natural language attacks and human psychology.
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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