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) | 2 | $3.2M |
| Accounting | 1 | $9.0M |
| Software | 1 | $3.4M |
| Analytics | 1 | $450K |
| Human Computer Interaction | 1 | $20.0M |
| Finance | 1 | $4.2M |
| SaaS | 1 | $1.5M |
| American Football | 1 | $5.4M |
| Clean Energy | 1 | $10.0M |
| Information Technology | 1 | $2.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | $7.6M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $5.0M |
| Palo Alto | 1 | $9.0M |
| Greenwood Village | 1 | $450K |
| Hollywood | 1 | $20.0M |
| Ghent | 1 | $1.5M |
| Nove Mesto | 1 | $5.4M |
| Durango | 1 | $10.0M |
| Durham | 1 | $3.0M |
| New Canaan | 1 | Undisclosed |
Kick is a self-driving bookkeeping company developing a social banking platform to crowdsource tax deductions and cashback.
Manifest is a digital wellness startup that develops products for Generation Z. Founded in New York.
Raisonance provides artificial intelligence and machine learning-based solutions for the healthcare industry.
SynthBee is a company building a safe, scalable and reliable computing intelligence platform to amplify and accelerate human innovation.
Ned develops and creates a platform that provides revenue based financing solutions and services.
Vendorvue revolutionize vendor management for procurement teams.
Eyeball operates as a digital platform for youth football.
King Energy is a next-generation energy company that brings solar power to multi-tenant commercial properties.
Global trade, local payments.
LoanWell is a B2B fintech platform modernizing community lending to enable equitable access to affordable capital for all.
Meta Carbon develops software that helps brands engage consumers about their carbon footprints and reduce atmospheric carbon.
Simulation guided target discovery for age-linked diseases
Storio Energy develops and operates innovative energy storage solutions for professionals in France
VedaPointe provides strategic expertise, incubation assistance, and technical services for clinical and administrative healthcare data.
Software Infrastructure and Business Intelligence
1s1 Energy is developing material technology for PEM water electrolysis systems for green hydrogen production.
Cast is a fintech company that offers a software and AI-powered services to deliver real-time finance to growing businesses.
Fairway Bikes are electric bicycles designed specifically for golf.
Fiber Games is digital content and gaming studio which develops hypercasual and casual games.
Grouped provides artists the tools they need to directly monetize their fans & own their data
Naya is an electronics company that designs modular and multipurpose split keyboards for physically demanding programming and design tasks.
Optikka is a digital media company that provides media, design, and publishing services.
Parakeet Health is a AI contact center agent for healthcare practices.
QraGo QraGo is a mediation and planning software for logistics tasks in the healthcare sector.
Blockcast is a next-generation content delivery network that utilizes one-to-many distribution to save costs.
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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