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) | 5 | $19.4M |
| Finance | 2 | $3.4M |
| SaaS | 1 | $300K |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | $5.0M |
| Casual Games | 1 | $1.5M |
| Coffee | 1 | $450K |
| EdTech | 1 | $1.1M |
| Audio | 1 | $2.4M |
| FinTech | 1 | $6.0M |
| Air Transportation | 1 | $2.4M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 4 | $26.5M |
| Orlando | 2 | $4.8M |
| New York | 2 | $14.5M |
| Georgetown | 1 | $300K |
| Kagithane | 1 | $1.5M |
| Cambridge | 1 | $3.0M |
| Fernandina Beach | 1 | $450K |
| Athens | 1 | $1.1M |
| Santa Barbara | 1 | $2.4M |
| Mexico City | 1 | $6.0M |
Equalize Digital is a Certified B Corporation that specializes in web accessibility products and consulting.
Finverity provides a supply chain finance platform for mid-market companies.
Gulliver's Games is a mobile gaming company that aims to create amazing experiences for mobile casual gamers around the world.
NuMind is a SAAS company that offers data scientists, analysts and software engineers AI tools to create custom NLP models.
aVEL is a company that offers tech-forward coworking cafes designed to enhance productivity.
Autio is an app that entertains listeners with bite-sized audio stories about history, landmarks, culture, and natural wonders for travel.
Pacto is an embedded software and payments platform for banks in Latin America.
AllFly is a travel technology platform designed especially for group flight bookings.
Haiper is building perceptual foundation models for video/3D content creation
Impact Observatory empowers decision makers with the AI technology tools they need to succeed, including algorithms, data, and software.
An on-demand, pick-up-only grocery service reimagining how individuals experience grocery shopping.
Jigso's AI Business Observability Platform aggregates business apps and delivers data to employees, so they can focus on their core tasks.
LUDEX is a sports and trading card scanning application that digitizes trading-card collections.
SaaS, PaaS, No Code AI & ML
Payday is a fintech platform that offers global payment solutions such as virtual mastercards and foreign employee payments.
ResusRight designs and manufactures monitoring devices for infants.
Seqnc develops a cloud-based SaaS platform for financial planning and analysis.
Wask is a digital marketing and advertising SaaS platform that allows people to manage social media and google ads.
Turntable.fm brings the social value of music to the digital music experience by letting people experience and discover music together.
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Auctree is an online trading platform for real estate investors.
Bacarai creates an online marketplace for group airfare.
Beeyonder is a virtual tour company that offers virtual travel experiences.
Capturing the human-bacterial relationship to address the seemingly impossible question - will this drug work [for me?]
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.
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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