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) | 8 | $12.6M |
| E-Commerce | 2 | $1.9M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $4.2M |
| Energy | 2 | $5.8M |
| Fashion | 1 | $5.0M |
| Carbon Capture | 1 | Undisclosed |
| AgTech | 1 | $830K |
| Operating Systems | 1 | $3.0M |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | $1.7M |
| Clean Energy | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | $11.3M |
| London | 1 | $1.9M |
| Manchester | 1 | $1.9M |
| Maia | 1 | $4.2M |
| Madrid | 1 | $1.2M |
| Berlin | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Singapore | 1 | $2.0M |
| Varginha | 1 | $830K |
| Santa Monica | 1 | $5.8M |
| New York | 1 | $3.0M |
Spoon Cereals is a food and beverage company that produces and sells multi-flavored granolas.
Spotlight Pathology develops decision support tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to help in the diagnosis of blood cancers.
Sybilion is an artificial intelligence-powered platform that provides a decision layer for companies analyzing information.
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Solusolo is a manufacturer of a Japanese biotechnology product that helps restore soil health.
Wonder Family is an AI that incubates and manages products people want and generates profits for investors.
Liminal is a brand-new user-generated content game for narrative action role-playing games.
Arda Labs is the first universal operating system for real estate, enabling seamless execution across assets, finance, and data.
Cano-ela is a food technology firm that intends to remove refined ingredients from the food supply chain.
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KemLab is a chemical manufacturing firm that specializes in research, design, microelectronics, negative, and positive photoresists.
Navlungo is a digital logistics platform that allows freight owners to see and purchase transportation deals from local service providers.
Onezero is a Climate Data and Analytics firm ofering energy transformation services for efficiency.
Out2Win provides an AI-powered platform for athlete marketing, connecting brands, universities, and talent agencies with college athletes.
Podqi is an artificial intelligence-powered platform that automates monitoring, takedown, and retroactive compensation for IP infringements.
Rakurai delivers scalable performance for web3 infra.
Ravel is a waste management company that offers purification recycling services for blended textiles.
Reshape Energy provides building energy services for owners and tenants to reduce the energy costs.
Smart Vitamins is a biotechnology company that develops innovative formulations in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and nutraceutical sectors.
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Cherub is a supplier of a platform that links advisers, investors, and founders.
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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