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) | 15 | $10.4M |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | $500K |
| Developer Tools | 1 | $500K |
| Industrial | 1 | $500K |
| Analytics | 1 | $500K |
| EdTech | 1 | $500K |
| Animation | 1 | $500K |
| Accounting | 1 | $500K |
| Banking | 1 | $1.4M |
| Software | 1 | $500K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 18 | $9.0M |
| New York | 2 | $1.0M |
| Alameda | 1 | $500K |
| Montevideo | 1 | $3.4M |
| Saratoga | 1 | $500K |
| Vilnius | 1 | $1.4M |
| Baltimore | 1 | $500K |
Cyberdesk provides virtual desktops for deploying AI agents using simple code.
Design Arena is an AI-generated design platform that provides frontend interfaces to images, video, and audio.
Doe is an enterprise AI system that provides real-time financial insights to boost efficiency and profitability.
Duranium is a metal manufacturing company that develops reactors that recycle CO2 emissions while generating a valuable co-products.
F4 is an industrial hardware design validation platform that focuses on engineering drawing compliance and interpretations.
Fleetline develops a data-driven algorithm load planner for mid to large-sized trucking fleets.
Fluidize offers AI-powered SaaS for automating and managing scientific simulation workflows.
Flywheel AI converts existing excavators so contractors can operate them remotely for safety and productivity.
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Hera Video is an AI-powered motion graphics and animation platform that creates animations using simple text prompts.
Humoniq is an AI-based travel support platform providing customer support services for airlines and travel agencies.
Idler powers intelligent systems with scalable, on-demand RL environments for research, product, or simulation.
Imprezia offers an AI advertising platform that integrates brand messages into chatbot and copilot conversations.
Induction Labs builds foundation AI models that learn from human-computer interactions to execute tasks autonomously.
IronLedge is an AI-powered platform that automates property accounting services for real estate operations.
Janet AI is the AI-native ticket management system.
Kashimi is an open banking infrastructure platform offering secure access to 1,000+ banks through a single API.
Kestroll is an AI-based platform that offers a central interface for the entire organization to access and distribute content.
Keystone is an AI-native testing platform that helps developers build, maintain, and run end-to-end tests at scale.
Knowlify is a text-to-explainer video engine that transforms textbooks, PDFs, and plain text into narrated videos using AI.
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Lanesurf offers an AI voice assistant to conduct and manage carrier calls, vet compliance, and book freight loads programmatically.
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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