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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 4 | $10.5M |
| Biotechnology | 3 | $1.3M |
| B2B | 2 | $2.1M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $6.3M |
| Software | 1 | $1.0M |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | $50K |
| Digital Media | 1 | $1.0M |
| 3D Technology | 1 | $26.0M |
| Analytics | 1 | $734K |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $2.3M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | 2 | $3.5M |
| Tokyo | 2 | $3.2M |
| New York | 2 | $8.4M |
| Watertown | 1 | $50K |
| Epalinges | 1 | $590K |
| München | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Culver City | 1 | $26.0M |
| Lund | 1 | $734K |
| Singapore | 1 | $2.3M |
| Miami Beach | 1 | $790K |
Wolfpack consolidates all invoices, company cards, and outlays into one system and manages expenses until they are approved and paid.
BERKM solves plastic pollution, CO2 emissions, and beverage and food waste problems.
Chipee is a social networking platform that enables its users to send digital gratitude in the form of chips.
Exogems is a biotechnology company that produces therapeutic exosomes from adipose tissue.
IRUBIS offers bioprocessing and infrared spectroscopy services.
MIRIS is a developer of an AI video analytics platform that uses computer vision to detect threats, behavior, and automate monitoring.
Nygen Analytics offers cloud-based solutions for sustainable and cost-effective analysis of single-cell genomic data.
Agno is the fastest platform for multimodal agents
Pragtech develops and operates parking lot service software that helps to eliminate payment congestion and reduce operating costs.
Cyber Insurtech founded by ex-Booz Allen cyber leaders
Saucy Gourmet is a Food and Beverage Service provider offering Chef made Gourmet Food.
TeamSense is empowering organizations to better engage and enable their hourly workers.
Valyuu is a Circular Economy Marketplace that provides people with an easy and trusted way to sell & buy pre-owned goods.
Alpas develops software for procurement departments to identify suppliers 10x faster.
Saas, Payment, Fintech, Whitelabel, Checkout
Flojoy will assist with a new open source solution that allows firms that are traditionally.
HoneyGrid is an artificial intelligence company that uses lookalike geotargeting technology to boost marketing.
NovaDerm Aid is a biotechnology company that operates in stealth mode.
Pincites helps legal teams build contract playbooks in Microsoft Word with advanced language models.
Ray's Deli & Supplies is a food company.
SugAR Technology is an IT company that uses artificial intelligence and virtual reality to create digital twins for architectural products.
Vulcan Line Tools specializes in providing electric utility solutions.
Muninn is AI technology that empower companies to protect their critical digital assets and infrastructures from cyber-criminals.
Secure global banking in 40+ markets. US, UK & EU bank accounts. Global payments from 80+ countries. Regulated by FINTRAC & FinCEN.
The PlayMetrics fully integrated Club Operating System automatically unifies your curriculum designs.
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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