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 33,319 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 6 | $20.1M |
| Financial Services | 3 | $6.7M |
| Electronics | 1 | $10.7M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $2.5M |
| Internet | 1 | $3.5M |
| Brand Marketing | 1 | $1.9M |
| Health Care | 1 | $675K |
| Cyber Security | 1 | $6.0M |
| B2B | 1 | $6.5M |
| CRM | 1 | $385K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 5 | $17.0M |
| Charlotte | 2 | $3.5M |
| Austin | 2 | $3.8M |
| New York | 2 | $7.9M |
| Grenoble | 1 | $10.7M |
| Toronto | 1 | $1.2M |
| Madrid | 1 | $7.0M |
| Wollerau | 1 | $2.5M |
| Wilmington | 1 | $900K |
| San Francisco | 1 | $675K |
Caeli anergie develops and manufactures next-generation air conditioners with great energy efficiency and a minimal carbon impact.
Helping Canadians tap into their home equity without debt
Correcto enhances language, spelling, and provides real-time solutions through artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Juphy is a B2B SaaS solution that improves businesses sales and support performance on social media.
Applying deep learning and organisational psychology to unleash human potential, through voice-driven psychometric insights.
A neurodiversity-focused recruiting platform
Mindgard Ltd provides AI security solutions, detecting and mitigating cyber threats for enterprise AI models.
Turning packaging into a new marketing channel
PulzAid is a AI enabled marketplace for workplace injury.
Pynt is an Innovative API Security testing platform exposing real API threats through simulated attacks.
Opna is a financing platform for climate projects that reduce carbon emissions and protect ecosystems.
Wedy is the world's first booking and financing marketplace for the wedding industry.
Chatloop is a social browser that creates contextual conversations on content.
We're pioneering the future of where & how manufacturing is done through a new form of manufacturing technology, Single-Cell Production.
Homi streams award-winning African movies and lifestyle shows from over forty (40) countries in Africa.
#1 performance-based M&A platform fur financial service companies
Jude offers products designed to help manage incontinence, as well as resources and education for those affected by the condition.
The application platform for Kubernetes.
SaaS platform that leverages historical data and market competition allowing businesses to switch and save up to 85% on financial services.
Reflex Robotics creates affordable general-purpose robots to free humanity from the pain of boring and repetitive work
ShotQuality is to dispel the luck of the game and deliver the expected results based on the accuracy of each shot's quality.
Protein eye drop developer for ocular surface diseases
Skylark AI revolutionizes the due diligence industry by leveraging AI and LLM advancements in a customizable platform.
The most profitable way to manage product technical data. Optimize how building products are found, selected, and managed.
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 33,319 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 33,319 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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