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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 7 | $21.5M |
| CRM | 1 | $2.0M |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | $315K |
| Broadcasting | 1 | $1.9M |
| Consulting | 1 | $537K |
| Data Management | 1 | $2.5M |
| Apps | 1 | $7.1M |
| Financial Services | 1 | $10.0M |
| Banking | 1 | $8.9M |
| Advertising | 1 | $3.1M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 2 | $4.5M |
| New York | 2 | $10.2M |
| Costa Mesa | 1 | $2.0M |
| Waco | 1 | $315K |
| Firenze | 1 | $1.9M |
| Tokyo | 1 | $537K |
| North Kensington | 1 | $1.5M |
| San Diego | 1 | $10.0M |
| Boston | 1 | $8.9M |
| Garmisch-partenkirchen | 1 | $3.1M |
Givsum is a comprehensive management and engagement platform that manages their organization’s operations and fundraising efforts.
Nightlight Donuts & Coffee offers fresh hand-made donuts, espresso beverages, and an ambiance that invites people to stay awhile.
SmallPixels offers web-based compressed video stream services.
Sukidayo is a startup company that offers social services related to family and workshops for individuals, companies, and governments.
Titl delivers autonomous, near-instant title production, verification, and on-chain title plant access—powered by AI, secured by Web3.
Valent Projects addresses online manipulation and disinformation, offering tools to track and analyze media data.
Noise Labs offers a programmatic liquidity platform for people to trade trends and narratives as assets.
Atomic Insights offers money-movement and process automation products for RIAs and family offices.
GiveCard builds accessible card-issuing infrastructure, putting reloadable prepaid issuing in reach without the time, engineering and $$$.
AVES Reality creates AI-based software that generates virtual 3D maps of any location using data such as satellite and overflight images.
Campsider is a community market that provides second-hand outdoor sports equipment.
Coxwave provides product analytics and observability for AI apps through Skylight, tracking LLM prompts, metrics, feedback, evaluations.
Cloud, Data, AI Cost Management, FinOps
IKA Studios develops mobile and PC video games focused on driving, racing, and simulation experiences.
Magie is an AI-powered financial assistant on WhatsApp that helps users make payments, manage bills, and handle personal finances.
NNEAT operationalizes Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and powers MITRE ATT&CK®-aligned Threat-Informed Defense (TID).
RARA Factory is a company that provides research and development of sustainable materials utilizing physics-based artificial intelligence.
The World's Leader in Voice AI & Agentic Sales
Viridian Space develops a propulsion technology intended to use oxygen to stay in ultra-low earth orbit.
Wavee AI is the first AI-powered social network for residential communities, connecting residents, concierges & local businesses.
Yavin provides modern point-of-sale solutions for European merchants.
Modal Motors is an advanced technology electric motor company that manufactures motors and controllers in the USA in fully automated cells.
Āmua Innovation specializes in developing solutions for pasture-based farming to lead natural food production.
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.
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