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) | 8 | $57.0M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $8.8M |
| Finance | 2 | $22.4M |
| Analytics | 2 | $5.6M |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $5.7M |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | $5.5M |
| Automotive | 1 | $2.5M |
| Electronics | 1 | $4.0M |
| Health Care | 1 | $3.2M |
| Clean Energy | 1 | $2.6M |
Staris creates virtual security engineers that enable applications to develop a robust immune system.
Manas AI is a disruptive drug development AI firm that offers drugs for cancer and rare diseases.
Sightline Climate clarifies climate tech expansion and deployment through data-driven insights and tactical intelligence.
Gridio is a smart electric vehicle charging platform, integrating with all key brands of electric cars, solar inverters and batteries (soon)
LAIIER's leak detection solutions, advanced sensors and cloud analytics prevent damage and downtime in buildings and industrial equipment
AI, Foundation Model, Machine Learning - MarkeTeam is the world's first fully autonomous AI virtual marketing team
ReBokeh is a mobile application that offers visually impaired video filters to users.
Accrue offers financial services for cross-border payments and virtual USD cards across Africa.
Akina provides AI-enabled connected therapy for patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
Nuj Super is a data and technology company that helps businesses utilize their data through a simple, safe, and agile design.
Tryp.com is an AI platform that enables multi-destination travel.
Lanai provides an AI-driven empowerment platform to help enterprises discover, protect, and accelerate human-AI collaboration.
Coval is a simulation and evaluation platform for AI agents, enabling engineers to deploy reliable assistants across chat and modalities.
Indigo is an AI-powered home transaction platform that offers residential property buying and selling services.
CapeZero streamlines complex project and infrastructure financing like tax equity, empowering you to make smarter, faster capital decisions.
Chapter provides purpose-built AI solutions that streamline workflows and increase efficiency for renewable energy enterprises.
ENAPI the transaction broker and clearing house of the EV Charging Industry
Gutzy Organic offers organic prebiotic fiber fruit, veggies, and oat snacks.
HEXANA is an energy platform that combines flexible sodium-cooled fast neutron reactors with a thermal management system.
Riley AI is an AI-powered platform that specializes in automated data analysis and streamlined collaboration services.
Intryc employs artificial intelligence to automate the quality assurance process for customer support services.
Spaceium develops a spacecraft docking system to support interplanetary missions.
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Vizgard builds edge-based AI software to automate drones and surveillance camera systems.
DryRun Security provides developers with a security context, acting as a security buddy to enhance application security testing.
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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