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) | 3 | $500K |
| Analytics | 3 | $1.0M |
| B2B | 3 | $1.0M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $1.0M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $5.0M |
| EdTech | 1 | $3.1M |
| Independent Music | 1 | $1.1M |
| 1 | $3.3M | |
| Advice | 1 | $250K |
| Financial Services | 1 | $500K |
LifeForce Games is a blockchain video game development studio.
Ramped is a job skilling platform for early career professionals.
Toko is an AI-powered language learning app that helps English learners in East Asia in becoming fluent speakers.
Green Room is a music business management app to easily keep track of live shows, team members, and live event finances.
Livedocs analyzes data with AI, generating insights, dashboards, forecasts, and reports from multiple sources in seconds.
Gated reduces unwanted email and benefits charity - by challenging unknown senders to donate to reach your inbox.
Suggestr is a developer of in-house recommendation engines based on customer data for e-commerce brands.
Wagetap is a platform that enables employees to access their salary whenever they need it.
Watch Brasil is a provider of video streaming solutions for viewers and content producers.
Attain is a e-commerce company that offers an one-stop shop for convenience store owners to buy inventory across suppliers.
SubscriptionFlow is an AI-based customizable revenue management platform for subscriptions and billing management.
Nyckel helps developers to create custom classification models for their API.
Resmo provides cloud and SaaS asset visibility and security for modern software.
Pursuit is an digital marketplace where urban workers can discover accomodation and guided outdoor adventures in natural settings.
JumpWire makes it easy to enforce secure data practices across applications without having to change any code.
Drivingforce provides a workforce management solution and DOT-compliant HR software for trucking companies.
Nullstone is a developer platform that connects all engineering tools and allows developers to launch apps on cloud providers.
Cera is the first share trading platform that accept deposits in the form of stablecoins.
Flike enables your sales team to generate relevant & hyper-personalized emails throughout the entire sales funnel.
Koibito Poke is a restaurant business providing fresh fish anywhere in the valley.
Vista is a software company that provides full-service application development.
Trellus is a call coach with simple coaching prompts to your salespeople who works in real time.
Cotera is a predictive analytics platform that enables customers to understand how consumer behavior predicts growth and retention.
Nara is a platform for automated sales & support through chat for SMBs.
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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