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) | 7 | $4.5M |
| Analytics | 3 | $1.5M |
| Bioinformatics | 1 | $500K |
| Information Technology | 1 | $500K |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | $500K |
| B2B | 1 | $500K |
| CRM | 1 | $500K |
| Apps | 1 | $500K |
| Gamification | 1 | $1.0M |
| E-Learning | 1 | $500K |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 13 | $7.5M |
| New York | 2 | $1.0M |
| Redwood City | 1 | $500K |
| San Mateo | 1 | $500K |
| Temecula | 1 | $500K |
| Manchester | 1 | $500K |
| Sisli | 1 | $1.0M |
| London | 1 | $500K |
| Vancouver | 1 | $500K |
| Mountain View | 1 | $500K |
DAGWorks develops an open-core platform for data science teams to develop, produce, and maintain machine learning.
Decoherence is an AI-based platform to help in video creation from prompts.
Demospace is an AI voice agent.
Double is an AI-based tool that automates tedious data entry work.
Drift Bio develops software to help life sciences companies analyze their data.
EdgeBit provides real-time supply chain security that eliminates noise for your team.
Electric Air is a technology enabled contractor that provides electric heating and cooling pumps and their installation services.
Fabius analyzes customer calls with AI to help sales leaders improve their reps' performance.
Fairway Health provides AI-powered solutions for health insurers to manage the prior authorization process.
Feather allows you to discover, analyze, and identify investment opportunities.
FlexWash Technologies is a car wash operating system that provides POS, CRM, SMS marketing, and proactive maintenance services.
Gleam Games is an entertainment company that creates mobile gaming apps with advanced design and technology for players.
Gluetrail is a revenue intelligence platform that provides revenue planning for B2B companies.
GoodCourse is the mobile-first micro-learning platform, making e-learning accessible for non-desk workers and other remote audiences.
Hammr is a platform for the construction industry that provides time tracking, payroll, benefits, and compliance.
Helicone is an open-source observability platform for generative AI.
IcePanel is a SaaS tool for tech teams to collaborate on their software architecture design.
Iliad is an AI image generation system that allows users to create game assets.
inBuild is a powerful web-based application that provides financial automation and intelligent accounts payable solutions for home builders.
Inri is an investment platform for Indian Expats to diversify capital.
Interlock is still in stealth mode.
Help global companies comply with local invoicing requirements
Jaldi is an online shop that sells groceries, household items, and beauty products.
Keeling Labs is an applied AI research company focused on solving climate change.
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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