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 24,428 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 5 | $56.9M |
| Information Technology | 4 | $11.1M |
| Agentic AI | 2 | $12.9M |
| Recycling | 2 | $10.5M |
| Apps | 1 | $1.2M |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | $5.8M |
| Consulting | 1 | $1.5M |
| Health Care | 1 | $7.3M |
| Compliance | 1 | $1.9M |
| Consumer | 1 | $250K |
Corridor is a health insurance brokerage that helps small businesses provide health benefits to employees.
AI Hospitality Group is an AI-powered hotel management platform that runs the back office operations, including staffing, and scheduling.
Thri5 develops software that connects retail data, people, and AI agents to coordinate operational actions.
InTouchNow provides outsourced multi-channel answering services.
GoSprout is a learning management platform that offers apprenticeships, internships, and work-based learning programs.
DuelVS is a comprehensive product comparison platform.
FairAppeal provides a fully managed property tax appeal service that helps homeowners lower their assessments on a contingency fee basis.
Parallel Robotics is a biomedical company that is involved in the development of robotic, mechatronic systems, and surgical robotics.
Pepper Auditors provides fixed-price 401(k) and employee benefit plan audits with transparent pricing and no hourly billing.
National Mechanical Services is a mechanical and plumbing services platform acquiring businesses to build essential services organization.
Iopole provides an API-first electronic invoicing and e-reporting platform for software vendors and integrators.
SmartyPlants is an IT and Internet firm developing a plant sensory tool for the monitoring.
the merchant protocol layer for Agentic Commerce in the era of Personal Shopping Agents
Mantic predicts future events across areas such as geopolitics, business, economics, policy, technology, and culture.
Disputed.ai combines AI with deep industry expertise to help enterprises handle chargebacks.
Arcos is a civil safety and security technology company.
GEMBA develops on-site improvement DX services specialising in the manufacturing industry.
Laboratoires üma develops products targeting the physiological changes associated with perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
Xash offers a digital payments and retail-enablement platform for merchants with point-of-sale software, bill payments, and financial tools.
Tree Water is an engineering company that specializes in the treatment, recycling, and reuse of industrial wastewater.
Oberon Technology is a company that offers technology driven products and services.
Terragrit is a collaborative, no-code simulation platform to easily create “VMs” of a physical space designed for virtual pilots.
Creem is a payments and monetization platform for software and digital products.
Ravel is a waste management company that offers purification recycling services for blended textiles.
Nuvia is an artificial Intelligence automation platform that helps with sales process, lead generation and hyper-personalized conversions
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 24,428 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 24,428 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 artificial intelligence (ai) companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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