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) | 4 | $8.6M |
| Biotechnology | 2 | $1.9M |
| AI Infrastructure | 1 | $4.5M |
| Asset Management | 1 | $2.4M |
| 3D Technology | 1 | Undisclosed |
| EdTech | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Information Technology | 1 | Undisclosed |
| B2C | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Analytics | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Aerospace | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | $1.2M |
| Spitalfields | 1 | $4.5M |
| Cleveland | 1 | $2.4M |
| Wilmington | 1 | $1.4M |
| Ghent | 1 | $1.8M |
| Toronto | 1 | $7.2M |
| Lisbon | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Spring | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Medellín | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Singapore | 1 | Undisclosed |
Validfor is an AI-Native agentic digital validation platform designed specifically to address compliance issues.
Thema provides AI-powered infrastructure for analyzing market structure and building opportunities for private equity investors.
Scythe operates holding companies across real estate, sports business, private equity, and venture capital.
Agentic Commerce platform that helps brands make their product catalogs discoverable, trusted, and purchasable inside AI answer engines
Dytto is on a quest to relieve accountants of their daily tasks. With an assistant who utilizes the same technologies as your company,
General Magic helps legacy software companies become AI native without changing a single line of code.
Language learning platform for professionals and students to learn any language using our unique methodology and AI-powered tools.
NeoSky AI designs and delivers custom AI agents that integrate seamlessly with existing systems.
Intelligent Automation Platform for Enterprises
Building orbital logistics infrastructure for fluid and resource delivery and deep-space mission support.
Phoenix Carbon enables sustainable composites thanks to its patent pending recycling and manufacturing workflows.
Creventa is a SaaS platform for the events industry. We managed pre-orders, seating plans and ticket sales.
Celebratix is a blockchain-based ticketing firm.
Confluence Labs develops AI systems for data-efficient reasoning and program synthesis to support research in science and engineering.
Connexa InsTech is a digital and telematics insurance company solution offering unprecedented customer-centricity and flexibility.
Empathetics is a reducing healthcare workforce turnover using technology and evidenced based methods to teach the art of human interaction.
Evoke Security is a cybersecurity company that uses AI for agent discovery to identify and eliminate shadow AI.
Forever Harvest is a food technology startup specializing in cellular horticulture.
Grefort Electrical is a electric power generation company that offers smart transformer solutions for data center, and power-electronics.
Halal Finance is a company that offers banking and financial services.
Horse Spot is a SaaS management program for horse show competitions from local levels to nationally ranked hunter jumper shows.
Intactis Bio consists of a proprietary neural tissue, brain machine interface, and biocomputation platform.
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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