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) | 6 | $19.6M |
| Agriculture | 2 | $7.5M |
| Analytics | 2 | $8.2M |
| Hospitality | 2 | $4.2M |
| Health Care | 1 | $189K |
| Freight Service | 1 | $6.0M |
| Child Care | 1 | $1.5M |
| Financial Services | 1 | $5.0M |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | $1.2M |
| Beauty | 1 | $2.5M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | $13.1M |
| Denver | 2 | $8.5M |
| Copenhagen | 2 | $6.9M |
| Braga | 1 | $189K |
| Raleigh | 1 | $515K |
| London | 1 | $1.2M |
| Toronto | 1 | $2.5M |
| Cambridge | 1 | $8.0M |
| Solares | 1 | $1.1M |
| Santa Rosa | 1 | $7.0M |
Device-as-a-Service platform, With connected smart loadcell, mobile apps and cloud system, assessing and monitoring physical frailty
Loadsmith offers third-party logistics platform that focuses on providin logistics, business management and transportation services.
Revolutionizing and simplifies childcare management, enriches children's early education, and streamlines communication with parents.
Plenty is a financial planning application that aims to help users achieve financial freedom.
Vertical Farm Ecosystems, Farm Management Software & AI Crop Intelligence
Fulfilld is a warehouse management optimization platform driving higher productivity, greater efficiencies, and happier warehouse workers.
Three Ships Beauty is a skincare and services company.
Pascal is a technological company that is developing a new class of solid refrigerants with the potential to alter HVAC sector.
RaiderChip creates the most efficient and unique generative AI hardware accelerator.
Lumo is a smart irrigation system that enables growers to save water, improve crop quality and reduce costs.
Composabl is a platform that assembles intelligent autonomous agents using building blocks that can be composed together.
Mapping the climate impact of electricity, worldwide, and in real-time.
GauVendi is an End-To_end Sales System including AI-powered booking technology and revenue automation for the hospitality industry.
J4Energy uses artificial intelligence to facilitate energy transition, enabling industries to reduce costs and emissions.
Loopit is a SaaS platform that provides car rental, car subscription, and fleet management software.
At Naya Homes we're redefining the short-term and vacation rental experience for homeowners in Latin America
Teachino is an EdTech startup helps teachers to plan and organize lessons.
Voicepanel makes it simple for businesses to obtain valuable feedback on their products and services.
Frictionless AI self-checkout for food service & convenience stores
Refine is a react-based web application development platform that offers a wide range of software services.
Rithmm is personalized predictive analytics for sports betting.
APEX is a AI security company that provides organizations to get visibility of GenAI activity.
Search engine for all of Earth's data
DropCap is a global rights marketplace which enables independent authors to license their books to international publishers.
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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