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 |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | 4 | $2.1M |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 3 | $2.4M |
| Consumer Research | 1 | $250K |
| Fertility | 1 | $1.1M |
| Biopharma | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Machine Learning | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Information Technology | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Legal | 1 | Undisclosed |
| E-Commerce | 1 | $1.4M |
| Blockchain | 1 | $3.0M |
| City | Companies | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | Undisclosed |
| Santa Monica | 2 | $2.4M |
| New York | 1 | $250K |
| Calgary | 1 | $1.1M |
| Oxford | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Sofia | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Portland | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Durham | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Seattle | 1 | Undisclosed |
| Singapore | 1 | Undisclosed |
Enterprise SaaS that personalizes financial marketing by decoding consumer motivations.
Flora is the first to provide individually owned insurance for fertility and women's health.
Fermtech provides equipment for precision fermentation companies to scale production processes.
nFuse.ai is an AI‑powered B2B sales platform for FMCG companies that acts as a “virtual sales agent”.
Inner is an AI-Native workspace to organize your thoughts, be more creative, and accomplish your tasks faster.
Coastal Measures is an environmental data company using AI to turn raw aquaculture data into informed decisions.
Ridge AI develops data infrastructure and artificial intelligence solutions that support data processing, analysis, and model deployment.
SwiftSight is a spatial intelligence company that provides data analytics using 5D dynamic modeling.
Alloy is an online marketplace that purchases jewelry and pure gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
INXY Payments provides infrastructure for businesses to send, receive, and convert digital assets with compliant fiat accounting.
Opalite Health offers an AI speech-to-speech medical interpretation that generates real-time translated audio and documentation.
Rust based data streaming infrastructure for a world that runs in real time — faster, simpler, and radically more efficient.
Moonbounce is an AI control engine that ensures AI‑driven systems behave exactly as designed, at any scale.
Octostar is an investigative-intelligence platforms that helps organizations analyze data, uncover insights, and make informed decisions.
Solidec is the pathway to emission-free compounds, beginning with hydrogen peroxide.
Omniscient is a Paris-based AI-powered decision intelligence platform designed for boards and C-suite executives.
Synaps is an AI architecture platform for drafting floor plans, generating renders, and collaborating on building designs in real time.
Spiral Hydrogen makes clean energy available, affordable and scalable for a sustainable future.
ManaMind is an AI-powered platform that automates video game quality assurance (QA) testing using autonomous bots.
The AI operating system for supply chain teams.
Jupid Tax offers AI-driven solutions for micro, automating LLC incorporation, management, and bookkeeping without human involvement.
Supply chain Decision Intelligence platform
Illuminant Surgical is building a new way of seeing inside the human body.
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 analytics companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.
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