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) | 3 | $12.6M |
| Information Technology | 2 | $4.1M |
| CleanTech | 2 | $2.1M |
| Art | 1 | $11.0M |
| Battery | 1 | $2.0M |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | $8.0M |
| Developer Tools | 1 | $10.0M |
| Manufacturing | 1 | $12.0M |
| EdTech | 1 | $1.7M |
| Industrial | 1 | $2.1M |
For building and deploying lifelike AI characters that can see, listen, speak, and act across digital and 3D environments.
VideoTutor is an AI-powered personalized learning platform that offers interactive video-based tutorials.
Goodword is a networking and relationship intelligence platform which helps users with personal and business connections.
Blue Whale Energy empowers businesses to maximize energy storage, driving a smarter, cleaner, and more reliable energy.
Capybobo is a Web3 art toy and gaming project that merges digital collectibles, NFTs, and physical merchandise.
Cephia AI is a vision and sensing technology company that uses multimodal sensing and spectral intelligence integrated with AI.
CUE Labs is a new platform focused on turning configuration management from a source of chaos into a source of reliability.
DefEYE is an eye care startup that is expanding quickly with the goal of changing and customizing therapeutic procedures.
Human Health is giving everyone access to personalized healthcare.
Cleantech platform offering wireless metering and AI-driven energy management to track, analyze, and optimize energy use in real time.
Simplifying Mobile App Creation
Ottodot provides science and math classes with fun interactive activities and teacher-guided discussions.
Pieverse is a Web3 platform that turns people’s time into tradable digital value.
Riverkin is a high-resolution sensor networks for dynamic freshwater which empowers global decisions with hydrological intelligence.
Sages is a manufacturing company that develops natural dyes from food waste.
Shackleton designs and develops expedition-grade performance apparel and life-changing experiences.
Sunny Day Fund provides banking and emergency savings services.
Unified AI security and governance to safely realize enterprise-wide value from AI
Waxy is an innovative startup that operates in the domain of designing, building, and distributing technologies.
81RAVENS is a cutting-edge gaming company specializing in esports and blockchain-integrated gaming experiences.
Enginuity Rx is a healthtech company that offers an end-to-end digital care that acts as a new patient acquisition and retention engine.
Nitro Labs offers execution of environment for Solana Virtual Machine Blockspace.
Rhinoflux is an energy management company that develops efficient thermal management technologies for advanced cooling systems.
Surf Protocol is a decentralized platform for trading perpetual contracts.
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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