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) | 14 | $11.5M |
| Analytics | 2 | $4.5M |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | $1.3M |
| Biotechnology | 1 | Undisclosed |
| B2B | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Bookkeeping and Payroll | 1 | $500K |
| Manufacturing | 1 | $4.1M |
| Robotics | 1 | $4.8M |
| Health Care | 1 | $2.3M |
| Aerospace | 1 | Undisclosed |
Skillsync offers a web platform that analyzes open source work to identify engineers, map technical skills, and support recruiting.
Synthetic Sciences builds AI agents that automate research workflows, from literature review to experiments and papers.
Wideframe offers AI software that analyzes video footage, enables semantic search, and generates edit-ready sequences for creative agencies.
Zatanna develops AI-powered front office assistant to streamline administrative tasks in healthcare and improve patient experience.
Maven is a fintech platform enabling AI voice agents to securely process payments over phone calls with a single API.
PulseLedger develops AI-based financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses.
Sila is an agentic workplace messaging and collaboration platform that enables teams and AI agents to communicate, and automate tasks.
AutoSitu builds Co-ordinated AI agents to provide expert-level guidance and catch issues for real estate development.
Syntropy offers software that uses AI agents to plan, generate, test, and submit code changes for software development projects.
Payna builds regulatory compliance automation software for managing licensing and reporting requirements in regulated industries.
Protent is an AI platform that provides video intelligence for real time threat detection and proactive security operations.
Q2q offers a platform that researches markets, builds prospect lists, and runs multi-channel outreach with integrated tracking.
Origin is a biotech company that creates patient-derived cancer single-cell dataset for licensing to pharmaceutical and AI companies.
InventoryQuant is an AI platform that converts audio and video inventory data into structured, itemized reports for insurance workflows.
SaaS marketplace, clean room technology, full transparency, privacy and data compliance at scale
Martini is a median entertainment company that offers an AI-based filmmaking platform for generating and editing video content.
Grade is a platform that manages performance-based payouts, invoices, and global payments for freelancers and contractors.
Triangle Health is a software company that uses artificial intelligence to analyze medical documents.
Virchow Medical is a manufacturer and supplier of biopsy catchment devices.
Moda is an AI-powered content creation platform designed to scale branded asset production across go-to-market teams.
Mindday provides programs, activities, content and tools as well as certified professionals.
Daivin is an oxygen-generating equipment manufacturing company which helps humans breathe underwater without oxygen tanks.
Beacon Health offers an AI agents that automate risk adjustment, patient calls, and scheduling within EHR systems.
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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