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) | 5 | $32.7M |
| Analytics | 2 | $2.1M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $643K |
| Blockchain | 2 | $4.0M |
| Health Care | 2 | $3.7M |
| E-Learning | 1 | $466K |
| Collaboration | 1 | $5.5M |
| Jewelry | 1 | $1.3M |
| CRM | 1 | $500K |
| Fitness | 1 | $2.7M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 4 | $14.7M |
| Paris | 2 | $18.2M |
| Melbourne | 2 | $3.9M |
| Istanbul | 1 | $1.1M |
| Redwood City | 1 | $5.5M |
| Portland | 1 | $393K |
| Kraków | 1 | $500K |
| Linz | 1 | $1.0M |
| San Francisco | 1 | $2.0M |
| Middletown | 1 | $2.0M |
Radiology augmented GPT to tackle the complexity of precision medicine
AI-powered retail intelligence platform with autonomous agents for allocation, pricing, planning, and merchandising.
Nuggets Academy is a social micro-learning platform providing tax and accounting training for busy professionals.
Collaborative project management software for teams delivering services to clients, customers, partners, or separate internal teams.
Daumet is a materials science company dedicated to the conservation of precious metals.
G-Love is an vegetarian restaurant from Chef/Owner Garrett Benedict.
The Lanby is a healthcare members club that gives users a chance to get early access to their membership.
triply is a GreenTech company that develops a mobility assessment platform to analyse, improve, and monitor commuter mobility.
Vision Surgery AI is a Technology and software
WanderLabs Play, explore, and collect digital assets in a sci-fi universe across web, Steam, and Epic Games platforms.
Upflowy is a B2B SaaS that personalizes signup flow to maximize conversions.
Amie is AI-driven productivity and calendar software unifying scheduling, tasks, emails and meetings for individuals and teams.
HipTraveler develops a B2B destination marketing automation software intended for travel planning and booking.
3PH Alliance develops an EDC QI platform that features workflow management and patient engagement tools.
Ember Processing helps businesses accelerate sales, audience growth, and brand value.
Gauge helps individuals sell their vehicles through a bidding process.
Hearing Diagnostics is a digital med-tech company that focuses on developing hearing screening technology.
Josef is a game-changing no-code and AI platform that puts the power to create digital legal tools in the hands of legal professionals.
KuartisMED is a biomedical company that designs and develops medical products for the well-being of newborn children.
Moolah Kicks is a women’s basketball brand that offers sneakers that are biomechanically supporting female hoopers.
SaaS - Employee Participation (ESOP)
Redesigning how value moves in Web3—through a full-stack investment ecosystem built on attention, behavior, and reputation.
LeO is a personal AI sales assistant platform for insurance agents.
LIVA Foods is the producer of pure date sugar and date syrup using solar drying facility.
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 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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