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) | 14 | $21.0M |
| Analytics | 4 | $11.0M |
| Information Technology | 1 | $4.5M |
| AgTech | 1 | $500K |
| Power Grid | 1 | $4.7M |
| Fossil Fuels | 1 | $5.0M |
| B2B | 1 | $4.7M |
| Navigation | 1 | $12.7M |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $3.4M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 14 | $16.5M |
| New York | 4 | $15.5M |
| London | 3 | $8.3M |
| Madrid | 1 | $4.7M |
| Manchester | 1 | $5.0M |
| Dublin | 1 | $4.7M |
| Singapore | 1 | $12.7M |
Lark provides AI agents that automate billing operations via integrations with billing and support systems.
Liva AI provides real voice and video datasets for creating realistic AI models.
Locata provides an AI-powered referral management system for primary care providers.
Lotas builds an AI-powered coding assistant that can read, write, and edit files in RStudio.
MCP Use provides open-source developer tools and infrastructure for the model context protocol.
Messium's technology makes use of proprietary machine learning models and hyperspectral satellite constellations.
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Mimos offers an AI platform that helps regulated firms improve visibility in AI search results and monitor content for compliance issues.
Minimal provides AI agents that handle e-commerce support by learning business rules and integrating with helpdesk and ticketing systems.
Monarcha is an AI GIS platform that offers AI-based geospatial data analysis.
Motives AI operates AI agents that design, recruit, conduct, and analyze consumer interviews.
Nexa builds implantable microchips for cattle monitoring and health management.
Nixo is an operations platform that equips FDEs with the necessary operations infrastructure.
Normal Factory automates hardware certification and testing to reduce compliance effort across standards like FCC, ISED, CE, and ASTM F963.
Sphinx is a Jupyter-native AI copilot that gives data scientists AI superpowers, helping them go 10x faster from raw data to real impact.
Louiza is an AI-driven relationship intelligence platform designed to help identify and act on the internal and external networks.
Alara provides an AI-powered procurement platform that automates dental supply ordering, compares vendor pricing, and tracks inventory.
Relling provides modular AI-driven testing tools for system integration and validation.
Solfy is a marketplace for the self-consumption of solar energy.
Dig Energy produces purpose-built drilling technology to create highly efficient geothermal heating and cooling systems.
Metis is an AI based research oriented firm offering AI agents for digital work tasks.
The infrastructure for the alcohol industry B2B, and DTC. One platform. Every player. Every transaction.
Accordance is an AI platform designed for tax, audit, and CPA teams, providing tools to improve their services.
Atomionics is building the next-generation atomic sensing technology for navigation and exploration.
BoobyBiome uses specialist expertise and research to develop a probiotic supplement for infants with compromised microbiomes.
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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