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 | $9.5M |
| E-Commerce | 2 | $2.2M |
| Blockchain | 2 | $7.5M |
| Diabetes | 1 | $1.3M |
| Financial Services | 1 | $650K |
| Communication Hardware | 1 | Undisclosed |
| 3D Technology | 1 | $6.0M |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | $4.2M |
| Casual Games | 1 | $2.8M |
| Information Technology | 1 | $350K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | $7.4M |
| London | 2 | $3.7M |
| Kirkby In Ashfield | 1 | $507K |
| Tokyo | 1 | $1.7M |
| Chertanovo | 1 | $522K |
| Paris | 1 | $1.3M |
| Sydney | 1 | $650K |
| Vienna | 1 | $6.0M |
| New York | 1 | $4.2M |
| Boston | 1 | $2.8M |
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YourTrade is a cross-border business solutions company that offers overseas business concierge services.
Juma is creating marketing agents that empower teams to research, strategize, analyze, and create content.
Arphie develops an AI tool designed for RFPs, questionnaires, and content library optimization.
Dolgozhitel is an online booking platform for boarding houses, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers.
Steto creates diabetes digital therapies and remote patient monitoring solutions.
Upworth is a platform and one stop shop for financial products helping you track, plan and grow your wealth
VR UniBlock is fabless semiconductor company commercializing ultra-low-latency wireless systems for real time applications and beyond.
Atlas offers generative 3D AI for rapid asset and virtual world creation.
Baton Media helps media artists to maintain creative control and be properly credited and compensated for their work.
BinStar is an e-commerce and retail company that offers users a shopping experience in the form of treasure hunt.
Homebase Automation is a company that offers technology services.
OTSO Fintech enable financial online brokerage with social finance eco-system for the global markets.
Spark operates as a digital studio to create, inspire, and play with others.
Thallo uses blockchain technology to revolutionize and democratize the way individuals and businesses buy, sell and trade carbon offsets.
Vocalls offers AI powered voicebots, agent assist and live call translations to reshape contact centers.
Sieve supplies video data to frontier AI labs.
Ani Energy produces an energy drink that is constructed with vitamins and caffeine from green coffee beans to promote all-day energy.
Assure Health is a healthcare center that offers telehealth services for elders.
Automatic Speech Recognition, NLP, SaaS
The Skunkworks of Automotive Safety. Revolutionizing trucking through automation and safety.
Approva Facil is a real estate agency providing commercial and residential property management services.
Goodstock & Co. engages in producing products to connect good people and celebrate good causes.
Joepegs is an Avalanche blockchain-based NFT marketplace.
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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