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 |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising | 3 | $9.1M |
| Analytics | 3 | $8.2M |
| Blockchain | 3 | $10.0M |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 3 | $15.6M |
| Business Development | 2 | $528K |
| Car Sharing | 1 | $10.9M |
| Chemical | 1 | $3.2M |
| Children | 1 | $500K |
| Electronics | 1 | $1.9M |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $1.6M |
Fraud0 is a software that renders uncontaminated analytics, automated non-human traffic, fraud and advertising detection solutions.
AYWD develops community management strategies for businesses.
Context.ai is the product analytics platform for LLM applications. We help businesses understand user behaviour and product performance.
Gocar is a membership-based, self driven car renting service which allows individuals to hire cars by the hour or day.
Hybridworks Chemical provides chemical and allied products for merchant wholesalers.
IronMill is a Web3 infrastructure provider that focuses on offering customized integration solutions to program developers.
Jbrds has created the kid's shoe with kids in mind to produce footwear for kids that is anatomically designed.
Somalytics commercializes miniature sensors for eye tracking, human-machine interface, wearables, and industrial safety.
Squirrel Compliancy Solutions provides cybersecurity compliance and risk management lifecycle automation.
Tokenproof makes it easy and secure to unlock the value of non-fungible tokens.
Enterprise Automation and AI Optimization platform
Contribution Labs creates the building blocks of verified work to enable the contributor economy.
Amplio.ai develops an app tool to help companies retain talent.
Boomio is on a mission to revolutionize the customer loyalty sector, which is now plagued by out-of-date or inaccessible loyalty programs.
Cedar Systems develops pest control management applications for the pest control industry.
CiviTime provides innovative and customizable gaming solutions that help improve employee engagement through the pride of belonging.
Clockwork schedules tasks and automates on-chain workflows directly with the Solana validator network.
CuriMeta is a real-world health data firm with a focus on life sciences.
Kula is an AI-native applicant tracking system that unifies sourcing, screening, scheduling, and analytics in one flow.
Luabase is a start-up that is making blockchain data easy to utilize.
Immersing intelligence with IoT to create a smarter world.
NamiComi is the global ecosystem for creators and fans of comics and manga.
Is a technology company that diagnoses & prevents failure in rotating equipment using patented microfluidic technology & AI.
Creating innovative technologies for voice commerce, enabling voice transactions. Bringing the power like Adwords has to audio advertising.
Sense Street is a AI software that extracts insights from financial communications to automate workflows and analytics in capital markets.
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.
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