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) | 7 | $62.3M |
| Fantasy Sports | 2 | $4.0M |
| Agriculture | 1 | $644K |
| Bitcoin | 1 | $3.3M |
| E-Commerce | 1 | $42.0M |
| Debt Collections | 1 | $2.3M |
| Funding Platform | 1 | $3.0M |
| Forestry | 1 | $7.0M |
| AgTech | 1 | $2.0M |
| Software | 1 | $6.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | $87.5M |
| London | 2 | $18.0M |
| Davis | 1 | $644K |
| Miami | 1 | $3.3M |
| Redwood City | 1 | $2.3M |
| Boston | 1 | $3.0M |
| Sonora | 1 | $7.0M |
| Milano | 1 | $5.8M |
| Newport | 1 | $2.0M |
| San Francisco | 1 | $6.0M |
Scout aids vineyard managers in making data-driven decisions, promoting proactive farming, efficiency, and climate resilience.
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense.
Zetagig is a semiconductor company that offers high-performance and energy-efficient chip solutions for bitcoin mining.
VideoShops is a multichannel shoppable content network that highlights celebrity lifestyles, influencers, products, and brands.
Apriority Financial is a debt optimization platform that manages and optimizes employee personal debt.
Bridge is an AI platform that streamlines alternative investment management solutions for wealth management firms.
Givzey is a SaaS solution for nonprofit fundraising.
Restoring forests for future generations
Wonder Studios is an AI-centric creative production studio that produces films across entertainment and advertising.
Volta is a developer of software-as-a-service platform focusing on B2B commerce.
About 80% of broccoli crop is wasted. upp harvests clean, natural, healthy proteins and ingredients from what we already grow.
Crustdata builds a robust and easy-to-use set of APIs that solves the problem of getting accurate, fresh data on companies and people.
Playse is a platform that connects professional football instructors and parents to enroll kids in training sessions around country.
The fastest backend development experience ever.
Tempo Labs specializes in the fields of UX, development, and consulting.
Pavewise is an IT company that offers management and solution software to improve efficiency in the road construction industry.
UrgentIQ is a medtech company that offers patient engagement, electronic medical records, and practice management solutions.
Anchor develops AI agents for performing organizational operations at scale in an internet environment.
Bracketology develops an entertainment platform for reality TV fantasy gaming.
Chipmind creates fully customized collaborative AI agents that can do real-world semiconductor design and verification activities.
Flataway's unique technology supercharges property management businesses and allow them to earn commissions like OTAs.
The AI-native OS for institutional property teams, built to eliminate operational drag and unlock NOI growth across portfolios of any size.
Locstat is a Graph Analytics Platform providing graph intelligence capability and solutions in complex data environments.
Luster focused on expanding its customer base and building a strong brand in the sales enablement market.
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.
You can narrow your search by filtering companies by industry vertical, city or region, or by exploring specific combinations such as Seed artificial intelligence (ai) companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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