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 |
|---|---|---|
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | $6.7M |
| Logistics | 2 | $2.4M |
| B2B | 2 | $12.8M |
| EdTech | 1 | $482K |
| Cooking | 1 | $860K |
| Digital Marketing | 1 | $10.0M |
| Grocery | 1 | $10.1M |
| Crowdsourcing | 1 | $250K |
| Digital Media | 1 | $263K |
| Eyewear | 1 | $2.4M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 3 | $5.6M |
| Los Angeles | 2 | $15.3M |
| Istanbul | 1 | $482K |
| Hyogo | 1 | $860K |
| Dover | 1 | $6.0M |
| Andover | 1 | $10.1M |
| Edmonton | 1 | $250K |
| Humanes De Madrid | 1 | $263K |
| Albuquerque | 1 | $2.4M |
| Troy | 1 | $1.0M |
UP School is an edtech company that provides live online training for young women to develop skills and get employed.
VCook is an online portal that posts vegan recipes and also includes a supermarket specializing in vegan products.
Spatial Labs exists to simplify and enhance people's lives by bridging the digital and physical worlds.
A production operating system that takes a story in any format and transforms it into fully realized audio and video experiences at scale.
Addie's offers online-only grocery shopping with curbside pickup.
Deeleeo is a tech-based, on-demand crowdshipping delivery service for businesses and consumers that offers same day local delivery.
DynamEat offers a solution that allows restaurants to digitize menu and optimize profits thanks to dynamic prices and menu engineering.
Everyday Contacts is a premium daily disposable contact lens company designed for both patients and eye care professionals.
GryphonHR is an advanced Form I-9 compliance platform that helps employers streamline I-9 processes.
Our vision is a world where the ingredients of modern technology are produced with consideration and minimal effects on the environment.
A b2b2c platform that provides Impact Tech as a service to publishers to add social action on text, audio and video.
People Science is a tech-led R&D platform for alternative medicine.
Senken is a carbon credit procurement platform for high-quality, audit-ready credits using AI quality framework.
Speiz is a platform that enables revenue generation and sales for companies through the renting of warehousing space.
Syncfy is an open finance platform that provides a suite of solutions that integrates open data and payments.
Tea is the base of the developer stack—seated beneath the tools that build the Internet.
Traitology is engaged in the development of novel traits in soybean and other key crops of global importance.
WieldMore offers portfolio management, risk management, and liquidity management.
Xctuality aims to immerse audiences into an augmented theatrical experience.
Cacheflow is a zero-code SaaS sales platform that automates the proposal-to-payment process.
Job.Guide is a job board that connects job seekers with employers in the USA.
Amous TMS is a cloud-based, AI-powered TMS built by logistics experts for Carriers, Brokers/3PLs, and Shippers with 200+ integrations.
Argus develops a platform designed to automate the employee trade compliance process.
cubzh is a new free-to-play video game that is all about user-generated content through a cube system.
Enthea provides employee benefit plans that offer access to save and affordable psychedelic-assisted therapy.
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 media and entertainment companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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