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 | $46.4M |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 1 | $4.0M |
| Health Care | 1 | $1.2M |
| Consulting | 1 | $5.1M |
| B2B | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Agentic AI | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $4.8M |
| EdTech | 1 | $1.1M |
| Asset Management | 1 | $2.5M |
| Software | 1 | $2.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | $12.5M |
| London | 3 | $12.5M |
| Scottsdale | 1 | $1.2M |
| Kansas City | 1 | $2.8M |
| New York | 1 | $4.0M |
| East Lansing | 1 | $1.2M |
| Bellevue | 1 | $8.5M |
| Berlin | 1 | $5.1M |
| Dubai | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Newark | 1 | Undisclosed |
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Allthenticate is a cyber security company that offers one single solution for both physical access control and digital authentication.
Alpaca provides real-time data on teacher wellbeing, helping schools to address concerns and improve the work environment for educators.
Birch Hill Holdings provides institutional digital asset infrastructure for onchain lending and tokenized asset markets.
Daypass.com is a travel-tech platform to book daytime access to hotels, resorts, beach clubs, and curated experiences.
Getinside is an e-commerce company that provides retail services for e-merchants.
Hades Mining is a modern mining firm that puts technology first.
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Inference Research is an AI-native quantitative trading firm focused on digital assets and traditional financial markets.
Levl GmbH is a Swiss fintech company focused on cross-border payments and global payment infrastructure.
Maestrotech builds industrial automation systems for battery manufacturing, electronics production, and custom special-purpose machines.
Overmind is an AI platform that automates workflows by creating a unified AI brain from all company data and tools.
Porters is an AI-native outsourcing platform that helps banks and fintechs automate their operations.
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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