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 24,428 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 3 | $7.0M |
| Apps | 2 | $1.1M |
| Analytics | 2 | $4.0M |
| Beauty | 2 | $2.1M |
| FinTech | 2 | $2.1M |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 2 | $10.2M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $10.1M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $6.2M |
| Health Care | 1 | $600K |
| Film | 1 | $555K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | $7.1M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $12.5M |
| São Paulo | 2 | $10.0M |
| München | 1 | $1.1M |
| Moscow | 1 | $1.5M |
| New Canaan | 1 | $600K |
| Enschede | 1 | $2.0M |
| Portland | 1 | $555K |
| London | 1 | $2.0M |
| Warsaw | 1 | $1.0M |
melon is an online community marketplace for people to share, book and build genuine connections via plant-based food.
MONQ Digital Lab offers an AIOps platform for log analysis, UX monitoring, and automated incident management.
REAL is a guided resource for parents of teenagers and young adults with substance use disorders.
River BioMedics is a biotech company that aims to develop human 3D in vitro 3D human heart tissue for pre-clinical drug testing.
ScriptHop provides screenplay discovery and evaluation tools for the film and television industry.
Luxury beauty treatments...any time and any place.
SaaS, FinTech, Cloud, AI, APIs, Blockchain
Simplex AI develops Lev8, an AI-native platform for real-time sales and recruiting intelligence and buyer intent insights.
Twentyfour Industries is a defence and space manufacturer that designs, produces, and deploys drones for European and allied partners.
Brum provides vehicle driving training courses and digitization solutions for getting a driving license.
AI infrastructure for enterprise business operation to create custom adaptive gen-AI applications to optimize business operations
Ivorypay is a blockchain-based remittance and crypto payment service provider for businesses in Africa
Maia Farms is a food technology company developing mushroom and mycelium-based ingredients using liquid-state fermentation.
PRM Assist provides tools to book and organize airport assistance services
SaaS company providing APIs to help financial service providers build integrated products for their small business customers
Conflixis develops conflict monitoring platform intended to manage conflicts inside organizations.
Enterprise SaaS platform for KYC (Know-Your-Customer) responding and KYC collection + screening
GenomixThera specializes in personalized cancer treatments using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and quantum-guided nanoparticle delivery systems.
Kiefa is a provider of software for cannabis producers.
Minum provides energy subscription plans that replace traditional electricity billing with tailored, data-driven energy services.
Plastic Move is a manufacturing firm that develops sustainable bioplastics by converting food waste particularly starch-based waste.
Root Protocol integrates an intent-centric aggregator of digital identities, virtual accounts, social graphs and other components.
The Goodsprout Company is a beauty company that offers science based skincare products for children.
SS 2 Clermont is restaurant company.
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 24,428 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 24,428 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 biotechnology companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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