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 10,457 recently funded seed companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.
| Industry | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 9 | $45.7M |
| Product Management | 1 | $4.4M |
| Agentic AI | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Manufacturing | 1 | $7.2M |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | $100K |
| Battery | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Automotive | 1 | $325K |
| Generative AI | 1 | $4.1M |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | $500K |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | $10.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | $16.1M |
| New York | 3 | $18.9M |
| Paris | 3 | $21.6M |
| Austin | 2 | $100K |
| Seattle | 2 | $8.9M |
| Toronto | 1 | $4.4M |
| Budapest | 1 | $7.2M |
| West Palm Beach | 1 | $6.5M |
| Miyagi | 1 | $1.1M |
| Kanagawa | 1 | $325K |
Modem is an AI-powered product workspace designed for development teams.
Helping non-technical business operators reclaim their time with autonomous AI.
Allonic pioneers a new manufacturing platform for producing safe, dexterous and assembly-free robotic bodies.
Clearly AI automates security and privacy reviews
Inductive Robotics offers a cost-free, scalable EV charging solution for parking lots.
Dono provides a platform to search public records making it easy to control and verify homeownership and title data.
Charm Security is an AI-powered Scam and Fraud Defense Platform
Eclipse aims to balance energy by promoting renewable energy deployment through stationary storage solutions.
Airato is a radiotherapy provider that uses artificial intelligence to develop radiation therapy and other medical devices.
Carstay is a camper car sharing service vehicle manufacturing company.
The General Intelligence Company is an AI based It firm offering ai agents for running autonomous businesses.
Adam is an AI agent that functions as a CAD tool to perform complex design and editing tasks through natural language prompts.
Lunacy Games makes PC and Console games that celebrate connection, collaboration, and creativity.
SecurePII is a cloud-native compliance platform that secures payments and personal data collection over the phone.
Altrove is a deep-tech materials science startup that uses AI and lab-automation to discover and scale materials to inorganic components.
Number 0 is a deep-tech platform that builds distributed networks to use fewer resources to perform the same task.
Scavenger allows decision-makers to take the best decision possible by transforming raw data into actionable insights within seconds.
Huckleberry uses feedback from colleagues to help people establish successful careers and companies build high-performing teams.
he Mobile-First Company focuses on developing, expanding, and upgrading mobile apps to simplify your workflow.
The Prompting Company analyzes and creates AI-optimized content for products to gain visibility in AI-generated answers.
Channel99 provides a platform for B2B performance marketing.
Examen is an AI platform transforming CRE data into instant portfolio insights and automated property reports.
Qala provides real-time data visibility through a dynamic, interactive map of the whole data ecosystem.
twiggy helps online retailers boost sales through hyper-personalized shopping experiences.
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 10,457 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 10,457 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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