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) | 5 | $2.5M |
| Analytics | 4 | Undisclosed |
| B2B | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Business Process Automation (BPA) | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Network Security | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Health Care | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Information Technology | 1 | $752K |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | $1.1M |
| Fitness | 1 | $750K |
| Compliance | 1 | Undisclosed |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | Undisclosed |
| New York | 2 | $2.5M |
| Ljubljana | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Arlington | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Salt Lake City | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Cambridge | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Singapore | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Bristol | 1 | $752K |
| Charlottesville | 1 | Undisclosed |
| San Jose | 1 | Undisclosed |
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Ranger AI helps manufacturers decrease response time to win new business, increase bid throughput.
Graphon is a company that creates relational representation layers and pre-model intelligence for enterprise AI.
Saile is an AI-enabled healthcare staffing marketplace connecting doctors and advanced practice providers with clinical &non-clinical gigs.
Cimento simulates real threats, analyzes employee behavior, and adapts training in real time
Violet Therapeutics is a pre-clinical stage company leveraging first-in-class platforms to identify, map, and mine the cellular connectome.
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Privacy-guaranteed synthetic data for training AI models
Rowden Technologies is an independent digital systems integrator that solves complex government problems with advanced solutions.
Avant Genomics is a biotechnology company that develops automated laboratory solutions for genomic and cancer research.
mQOL provides a digital platform for real-time collection and analysis of patient-reported outcomes and quality of life data.
Phosio Corporation creates materials used to deposit metal oxides at low temperatures.
Struesli is a food and beverages company that offers antioxidant-rich granola in different flavours.
Draiven is an AI-powered data analytics platform that connects to ERPs, CRMs, and spreadsheets to provide real-time insights.
XO Market is a decentralized platform that allows users to create, trade, and share their beliefs through conviction markets.
Backpack is the first banking and payments platform built for Higher Education.
Oberland Biotech develops biotechnology-driven food and nutritional products, focusing on cultivated proteins and functional ingredients.
The VNYX, an AI-powered robot, makes fashion resale lucrative for the first time ever.
Triad Secure is a security operations control plane turning alerts into structured investigations, operational intelligence, and outcomes.
Cross-border payments infrastructure for the next century of commerce
Pillar is shaping a world where every construction company is resilient and financially sound.
Mivium creates new semiconductor materials to fulfill society's current and future demands.
Additive Monitoring Systems develops real-time defect monitoring technology for 3D printing, enhancing quality assurance.
Beepay is a mobile checkout platform enabling autonomous stores with barcode scanning, digital payments, and inventory management.
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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