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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain | 4 | $16.0M |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 3 | $2.4M |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | $6.0M |
| Consulting | 1 | $260K |
| Customer Service | 1 | $1.0M |
| Animation | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Analytics | 1 | $175K |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | $266K |
| Health Care | 1 | $500K |
| Information Services | 1 | $1.5M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | 2 | $2.7M |
| San Francisco | 2 | $12.6M |
| New York | 2 | $11.0M |
| Arvada | 1 | $260K |
| New Haven | 1 | $1.0M |
| Barcelona | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Los Altos | 1 | $5.0M |
| Carmel | 1 | $675K |
| Levallois-perret | 1 | $1.1M |
| Besiktas | 1 | $175K |
PlanIT Geo has been delivering cutting-edge technology and planning services for urban forestry, park management, and arboriculture.
Floe provides rooftop ice and snow management services.
Union Avatars is a company dedicated to creating avatars for the metaverse.
Zerobase is a real-time ZK prover network that prioritizes speed, decentralization, and regulatory compliance.
Char is a restaurant company that offers food and dining services.
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Buddy Performance is a real-time feedback tool to boost employee skills and enhance company values and culture.
DM2C Studio aims to produce web3 enterprises such as blockchain games and NFT initiatives.
Kompo Green develops ESG strategies promoting long-term environmental and social-economic sustainability for financial partners.
Suite Life Health & Wellness is a health and wellness company.
The Players' Lounge is a media and interaction platform that lets users compete in skill-based matches to win prizes.
Veg House is a plant based e-commerce company that offers vegan products through a global portfolio of businesses that offer vegan goods.
Compliancer Risk is a firm that provides assistance with governance, risk, and compliance.
Fentech offers platform for Decision Intelligence that guarantees reliable forecasting.
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Glas Ocean Electric (GOE) is committed to improving marine intelligence and ecosystem health.
Snowball Wealth offers a mobile app designed to help users tackle debt and build generational wealth.
Swiss Ocean Tech is a provider of cutting-edge technology in the maritime industry.
Unico engages in promoting and optimizing waste collection in order to reduce waste production.
Vide Beverages offers canned cocktails made out of vodka or tequila, carbonated water, and natural fruit flavor.
Volare Finance provides a transparent, trustless, and convenient decentralized option trading without intermediaries.
Web3 Builders is a new smart contract and non-fungible token security company.
Benefiz is a benefits manager that enables employees to boost their purchasing power.
OutThink is an AI human risk management platform that prevents human-initiated security incidents.
7LYTIX provides artificial intelligence, data science, and professional consulting services.
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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