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) | 10 | $27.1M |
| Aerospace | 2 | $807K |
| Analytics | 2 | $5.3M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $825K |
| Graphic Design | 1 | $1.0M |
| Heating | 1 | $12.0M |
| Finance | 1 | $1.1M |
| B2B | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Battery | 1 | $1.4M |
| EdTech | 1 | $500K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | $6.0M |
| New York | 3 | $9.8M |
| Richmond | 2 | $1.3M |
| Warwick | 1 | $307K |
| Prague | 1 | $1.0M |
| Little Rock | 1 | $250K |
| Dublin | 1 | $5.0M |
| Houston | 1 | $12.0M |
| Austin | 1 | $10.5M |
| Berkeley | 1 | Undisclosed |
Flux Aviation develops and manufactures sustainable powertrains for general aviation operations.
Qubix provides web and desktop applications, AR technologies, 3D frameworks, and mobile games.
Pen Testing as A Service (PTaaS) | World's first full stack PTaaS powered by Certified Hackers and AI
Blockchain Technology Company
Grand’s AI monitors and forecasts risk, growth, and stability across your trade partners, helping you focus on decisions.
Helix Earth is applying our NASA-born technology to improve commercial products and processes financially and for the benefit of humankind.
The Sentience Company builds personalised AI high-fidelity simulations that mirror an individual’s unique knowledge, voice, and judgment.
Astromech provides AI-driven solutions for biotechnology research, supporting genetic engineering and synthetic biology projects.
Financial platform built specifically for content creators to manage, understand, and grow their business
Lexius develops software that uses camera feeds to identify potential shoplifting and notify staff in real time.
Prickly Pear is an AI-powered digital health solution that focuses on supporting women’s brain health, during the menopausal transition.
Advanced AI-driven predictive maintenance solution for EV chargers.
Institutional digital asset infrastructure for liquidity, settlement, and real-world asset tokenization.
Sonarly is a debugging platform that tracks every user session, detects bugs, and packages the context for an AI coding agent.
Button is the wearable AI that can talk. It's a button that you clip to your shirt. You press it to talk to AI, and it responds immediately.
Beam Dynamics is a US-based SaaS company providing a unique enterprise resource management software for the media & entertainment industry.
The Urban Mining Company - Every retired asset has hidden value. We find it.
Milliray is a UK-based defence-tech startup building high-resolution radar systems
IONLY manufactures lithium batteries for solar panel installations.
Qweebi is an online learning platform to teach science.
Bulbi is a child development platform designed to help parents discover online and face-to-face educational activities for their children.
SubVysion provides mapping intelligence solutions for detecting and managing hidden infrastructure assets efficiently.
Crush Software Solutions is a specializes in software for the self-service vehicle recycling market.
LCOE.ai is an intelligence layer that streamlines communications, investor reporting, and project prioritization for C&I.
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.
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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