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) | 9 | $60.3M |
| Energy | 2 | $17.1M |
| Biotechnology | 2 | $53.2M |
| Electrical Distribution | 1 | $9.5M |
| Financial Services | 1 | $1.0M |
| DevOps | 1 | $300K |
| Advice | 1 | $9.0M |
| Real Estate | 1 | $273K |
| Analytics | 1 | $5.0M |
| Legal | 1 | $292K |
Launching a new category of pre-clinical research with AI-driven insights from functional human organs in 'Human Data Trials'.
ACT-ion Battery Technologies is a manufacturing company that offers cathode active materials for lithium batteries.
Datalign Advisory is a Fintech company that connects Americans with trusted financial advisors.
Driven is an AI-powered platform designed to simplify and automate sales commission management.
Elysian is an AI-native Third-Party Administrator offering claims handling and portfolio oversight for commercial insurance cases.
florrent is a bio-based materials and energy storage company.
Kasu is a distributed platform that connects DeFi Liquidity Providers with Real World Yield Providers.
LifeLabs Design is a materials science company that develops technology designed to reduce energy consumption.
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Physical Robotics is a manufacturing company that produces humanoids with built-in intelligence that can work in different environments.
Plural Energy helps investors invest directly in renewable energy projects.
Supersonik provides an AI-powered platform for SaaS companies to offer 24/7 interactive product demos.
AI-driven platform streamlining property management and tenant engagement
Symmetri is an agentic marketing platform designed to empower brands in the emerging Agent Economy,
Advisor offers financial advising services.
Blue222 is a web-based company that makes it easy to find, manage, and hire due diligence professionals throughout the U.S.
Human Behavior is a software development company that provides vision models to monitor and analyze product usage.
With on-the-ground expertise in fund management, AI enabled legal and procurador teams we help investors deploy claims litigation funding.
Salient Bio is a metagenomics and machine-learning enabled diagnostic and wellness test developer.
Waveful is the gamified social platform for finding your communities and sharing your passions
Breakout is an evaluation-based prop firm that allows users to trade global markets and gain access to real payouts.
Parable is the AI intelligence layer for enterprise operations.
Corsera Health is altering the future of health by allowing for earlier prognosis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Arivin Therapeutics has been serving as the Finnish National Coordinator in the BEAM collaboration.
Organizational Management Platform for K-12 Schools.
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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