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) | 3 | $4.8M |
| Bitcoin | 2 | $7.4M |
| B2B | 2 | $5.7M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $495K |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 | $2.0M |
| Banking | 1 | $4.1M |
| Consulting | 1 | $2.0M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $3.0M |
| Biotechnology | 1 | $7.5M |
| Information Technology | 1 | $2.1M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| London | 3 | $4.6M |
| Denver | 2 | $3.5M |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | $1.4M |
| San Francisco | 1 | $2.7M |
| Charleston | 1 | $386K |
| Auburn | 1 | $2.0M |
| Miami | 1 | $4.1M |
| Los Angeles | 1 | $3.0M |
| Boston | 1 | $2.0M |
| Barcelona | 1 | $3.0M |
BlockSpan is an NFT API platform that enables Web3 builders to innovate apps with speed, confidence, and clarity.
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Openfort provides Web3 gaming studios and gaming platforms with the ability to create an account.
PharmEnable has developed a rapid and cost effective way to identify better chemical starting points to drive the discovery.
Luminous is an operating system designed to elevate the ecommerce business from challenging growth to enduring success.
Deplike makes games that offer personalized music learning experiences. (Guitar Learning Game)
Good Trouble is a game studio with accessibility at our core.
A Slovak manufacturer of livestock innovation, biomass processing technology, supplier of biomass feedstock for renewable energy production.
Arlula reduces the time it takes to access critical satellite imagery from weeks to minutes.
Azteco is a consumer Bitcoin platform that provides Bitcoin vouchers for global financial transactions.
Butterflye assists clients in avoiding business disruptions by successfully communicating change.
Deployed is an AI-assisted decision and document automation platform
Finch decodes products' environmental impacts to help consumers and businesses make better decisions.
Skytrading.io is AI-driven algotrading app. We empower traders with no coding skills to build and optimize trading strategies.
HRTech SaaS platform for data-driven market insights
Yachtdrop is an ordering platform that offers drink delivery services, including order processing, shipping, and managing customer returns.
Extend AI is a spacetime AI platform.
Visual Layer is a Tel Aviv based startup providing visual data management platform that scales to billion images and videos.
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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