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 | $41.8M |
| Health Care | 2 | $13.0M |
| Agentic AI | 2 | $6.0M |
| E-Commerce | 1 | $1.6M |
| Apps | 1 | $750K |
| Advice | 1 | $2.5M |
| Internet | 1 | $4.3M |
| EdTech | 1 | $500K |
| Gaming | 1 | $7.0M |
| Drones | 1 | $5.3M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | $16.0M |
| London | 2 | $10.6M |
| Adelaide | 1 | $1.6M |
| Palo Alto | 1 | $750K |
| Barueri | 1 | $20K |
| München | 1 | $2.5M |
| Washington | 1 | $4.3M |
| Tokyo | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Houston | 1 | $500K |
| Stockholm | 1 | $3.0M |
Her Black Book is a curated Shopping & Discovery App, for women who love to shop.
Plural.com is the first AI-driven marketplace for human talent.
Ark Climate is a climate-tech company that develops software to support municipal climate protection planning and execution.
Bluprynt is a company that provides digital asset declaration services to improve compliance and safety in the process.
Digireha is an IT company that provides a tool for rehabilitation by combining digital art and sensors.
AI platform that transforms course creation from a weeks long project into a simple conversation.
Flox Intelligence develops adaptive wildlife management technology that uses AI-enabled hardware and software.
Jest offers messaging games that are built for the texting era.
JetScale AI is a Montreal-based startup specializing in AI-driven cloud infrastructure optimization.
AI agents and ticketing system for People Operations
A German-UK health-tech company delivering digital-enabled care solutions for chronic kidney disease patients.
FlyFocus offers quick respond emergency UAV System.
Sumvin is an AI-powered financial assistant that carries out activities for consumers within clear, user-specified parameters.
TBD is a forecasting market system that analyzes individual attitudes through integrating verifiable online polls.
Tools for the Commons specializes in leveraging blockchain technology and civic oracles to create networked-managed cities and societies.
Trace is an AI based Software Development firm offering SaaS workflow platform for their users.
Compresr is a platform that compresses text for LLMs, saving tokens and costs, and includes an API, a Python SDK & adjustable compression.
Gushwork is an AI marketing platform that automates content creation and backlink building to generate qualified inbound leads.
Agentic analysis for finance & strategy teams
Future Money is a fintech platform helping users learn, track, and grow personal finances effectively
MeltPlan is an AI-native planning engine designed for construction, focusing on automating takeoffs and ensuring building code compliance.
Mirai Robotics is a Physical AI company that develops autonomous systems and AI platforms for maritime defense and commercial operations.
Alpa is a financial platform designed for hospitality businesses like restaurants and franchises.
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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