The earliest stage of startup funding, usually from founders, friends, family, or early angel investors.
Pre-seed funding is the earliest stage of startup financing, often before a company has a product or significant traction. This stage typically involves raising small amounts of capital from founders' personal savings, friends and family, angel investors, or pre-seed-focused funds.
Pre-seed rounds typically range from $50,000 to $500,000. The capital is used to validate a business idea, build an initial prototype, and conduct early customer discovery.
Full Pre-Seed guide · the Pre-Seed rounds we track are listed below.
$628M raised across 217 disclosed Pre-seed deals.
Latest round · Sep 30, 2026 · RSS
| Date | Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Country | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 26 | Qiroko Qiroko is a Bengaluru-based fashion accessories brand that offers everyday fashion items with a focus on affordable pricing and wearable designs. The startup aims to expand its product portfolio across jewellery, watches, and bags while strengthening its team and building in-house brand capabilities. | $18K | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | India | ISV Capital |
| Oct 30, 26 | Tensrai Tensrai is a Hyderabad-based physical AI startup developing a retrofittable autonomy platform for industrial and commercial machines. Their software enables robots, vehicles, and equipment to perform physical tasks autonomously, aiming to reduce the cost and complexity of robotics adoption. The company targets autonomous material handling and cleaning in various industrial and commercial settings. | $3.9M | Pre-seed | AI | India | India Accelerator, Finvolve, Hyderabad Angels |
| Oct 29, 26 | Copy Geek Copy Geek is a crypto trading software startup that has developed a copy-trading engine allowing users to automatically replicate the trades of professional traders. The platform connects to existing accounts on major exchanges, enabling users to trade without requiring additional infrastructure from the exchanges. | $2.0M | Pre-seed | Crypto | Australia | Dr David Issa, Thomas Boga |
| Oct 29, 26 | Viridian Ingni Propulsion Viridian Ingni Propulsion is a Chennai-based deeptech startup developing electric propulsion systems for electric vehicles, drones, robotics, and industrial machinery. They offer various motor technologies, including rare earth-free ferrite PMa-SynRM motors and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM). The company aims to use the raised funds to transition from prototypes to pilot production, covering manufacturing tooling, certifications, and initial customer deliveries. | $1.9M | Pre-seed | DeepTech | India | Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) |
| Oct 28, 26 | TalentNation TalentNation, founded by Andela co-founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Kesiah Valkin, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed round to train and deploy one million AI engineers from Africa. The company's Learn2Earn academy trains, certifies, and deploys engineers into organizations building AI capabilities, aiming to provide cheaper engineering talent than AI labs or consulting firms. | undisclosed pre-seed round | Pre-seed | AI | Nigeria | Enza Capital, LocalGlobe, Future Africa+4 |
| Oct 28, 26 | Maasi Maasi is a Bengaluru-based childcare startup that trains, pays, and supports caregivers for in-home childcare. They offer on-demand nanny visits and monthly subscription plans, aiming to bring trust and accountability to childcare in India. The company has raised Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed round to scale recruitment, training, and its technology platform. | $718K | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | India | Better Capital, Antler India, Rishikesh SR+4 |
| Oct 28, 26 | Cortas Cortas is a Copenhagen-based proptech startup that combines property management services with in-house software development. The company aims to streamline property operations, tenant services, and financial administration for real estate investors using AI and automation. | $1.6M | Pre-seed | Proptech | Denmark | PSV Tech, JRNY Capital, EIFO |
| Oct 28, 26 | Startuplingo Startuplingo is a Danish proptech startup that combines property management and software development. The company has raised €1.47 million in pre-seed funding to support its growth and development. | $1.5M | Pre-seed | Other | Denmark | Undisclosed |
| Oct 27, 26 | Unknown This article reports on Airtree topping up an AI robotics startup's pre-seed funding round with an additional $5 million. The specific startup name and details about its operations or the full funding round are not provided in the available information. | $5.0M | Pre-seed | Robotics | Undisclosed | Airtree |
| Oct 26, 26 | Colare Colare has launched an engineering hiring platform that uses role-specific simulations to assess candidates before interviews. The platform aims to help companies reduce the significant time senior engineers spend on screening and interviewing mechanical, electrical, or embedded engineers. The company has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its operations. | $2.5M | Pre-seed | AI | United States | Afore Capital, Garage Capital, Acadian Ventures |
| Oct 26, 26 | Marrow Marrow connects AI assistants to insurers' pricing and underwriting systems, providing middleware for insurance sales. The company aims to streamline the integration of AI distribution channels while ensuring compliance and data protection. | $2.0M | Pre-seed | Fintech | United Kingdom | Insurtech Gateway, Seed X, Leo Capital+1 |
| Oct 26, 26 | Zero Industries Zero Industries is developing Helios, a proposed orbital electricity network that would transmit solar-generated power between satellites using lasers. The San Francisco-based company aims to supply multiple customer spacecraft simultaneously from a single transmitting satellite, potentially reducing the mass allocated to onboard solar arrays and batteries for satellite operators. This pre-seed funding will support the development of their transmitting spacecraft, receiving modules, and management software, with orbital demonstrations planned for 2030. | $3.0M | Pre-seed | DeepTech | United States | Maezawa Fund, UntroD Capital Japan, NOW+1 |
| Oct 24, 26 | HyperDev HyperDev is a South African AI coding startup that helps users turn AI-generated code into fully deployed applications. The platform focuses on the post-generation stage, guiding users through transforming code into production-ready websites, mobile apps, and software products, even for those without technical experience. This funding will accelerate product development as the company aims to bridge the gap between code generation and reliable software deployment. | $1.0M | Pre-seed | AI | South Africa | Falk Albers, Reinsurance Intelligence Quotient (RIQ), Loom Ventures |
| Oct 24, 26 | Ghanem Ghanem is a Saudi PropTech startup developing a fractional real estate ownership platform. It allows individuals to invest in properties with smaller capital outlays, starting from SAR 1,000. The company has integrated with Saudi Arabia's Real Estate Registry for digital ownership deeds and distributes rental income to investors. | $1.5M | Pre-seed | Other | Saudi Arabia | real estate companies, angel investors |
| Oct 24, 26 | Saudi Ghanem Saudi Ghanem offers fractional real estate ownership solutions, allowing individuals and institutions to invest in income-generating properties with as little as SAR 1,000. The company has secured $1.5 million in a pre-seed extension, bringing its total pre-seed funding to $8.6 million. This round saw participation from real estate companies, strategic angel investors, and Waad Investment. | $1.5M | Pre-seed | Other | Saudi Arabia | Al-Rumaih Group, Waad Investment, real estate companies+1 |
| Oct 23, 26 | GrazeMate GrazeMate is a startup that has developed an autonomous drone system for moving cattle. The technology allows farmers to operate drones via a mobile app, facilitating herd movement while also collecting data on pasture availability and herd weight. | $1.2M | Pre-seed | Robotics | Australia | Y Combinator, NextGen Ventures, Antler |
| Oct 22, 26 | Vatar Vatar, the company behind the virtual game Lagos Life, is seeking $2.5 million in pre-seed funding. The game has attracted 10 million players, and the company is targeting a $15 million valuation for this round, following a $500,000 angel round. | $2.5M | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | Undisclosed | Olugbenga Agboola, Oo Nwoye, Abdulhamid Hassan+1 |
| Oct 22, 26 | Enact Enact is a Swiss robotics startup focused on developing technology for general purpose robots. The company aims to enable robots to manipulate objects with greater accuracy by sensing force and touch, distinguishing itself from competitors that rely on visual inputs. The funding will be used to expand the team and accelerate hardware and R&D development. | $30.0M | Pre-seed | Robotics | Switzerland | Arthur Mensch, Yann LeCun, Redalpine+3 |
| Oct 21, 26 | Onto Onto is a travel platform that has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. The company operates in the travel technology sector. Further details about its specific services or market focus are not provided in the article. | $1.0M | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | Undisclosed | Stargazer Fund |
| Oct 21, 26 | Jenz Jenz is a Norwegian AI startup that automates retail operations by centralizing data from various systems into a unified layer for AI analysis. The platform helps retailers overcome data fragmentation and AI adoption barriers by automating routine tasks and providing actionable insights. This pre-seed funding will help the company scale its AI agent for retail operations. | $540K | Pre-seed | AI | Norway | Antler, Ada Ventures, Innovation Norway |
| Oct 20, 26 | Stellios Technologies Stellios Technologies is a startup developing power systems for directed energy, fusion, and propulsion applications. The company has secured $2 million in customer purchase orders and is now raising $5 million in pre-seed funding to produce and deliver high-power microwave systems, establish R&D and pilot manufacturing, and advance its AI engineering. | $5.0M | Pre-seed | DeepTech | United States | Undisclosed |
| Oct 20, 26 | Delegance Brokerage Delegance Brokerage is an insurtech startup that has raised $3.1 million in pre-seed funding. The company operates in the insurance brokerage sector, aiming to streamline processes and offer innovative solutions within the industry. | $3.1M | Pre-seed | Fintech | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Oct 20, 26 | Databuddy Analytics Databuddy Analytics is an AI-driven analytics platform that helps teams understand their users and fix product issues faster with system-generated proactive insights. The platform investigates conversion drops, customer friction, and product issues, allowing teams to receive actionable insights without manual data digging. | $560K | Pre-seed | AI | United Arab Emirates | Y Combinator, Maza Ventures, a16z Scout program |
| Oct 20, 26 | CapQuest CapQuest provides software solutions for startups to manage ownership records and employee equity plans. The company serves clients across 11 countries, helping them streamline fundraising transactions and equity management processes. | $1.0M | Pre-seed | Fintech | United Arab Emirates | Oraseya Capital, AMKM Family Office |
| Oct 20, 26 | Lumilab Lumilab is a Danish startup focused on automating invoice checks to prevent duplicate payments. This funding round will help them enhance their technology and expand their market reach. | $3.1M | Pre-seed | Other | Denmark | Undisclosed |
| Oct 20, 26 | Plinto Plinto is a Copenhagen-based startup that has developed AI agents to compare payments with contracts and resolve invoice errors. The company aims to automate the manual process of checking transaction accuracy, providing a solution that integrates with existing accounting systems. | $3.1M | Pre-seed | AI | Denmark | People Ventures, Emblem |
| Oct 19, 26 | Popcorn Studio AI Popcorn Studio AI is a Dubai-based creative technology startup that has developed an all-in-one AI production workflow for filmmakers and content creators. The platform integrates scriptwriting, character creation, scene generation, voice, lip-sync, and post-production, aiming to simplify the filmmaking process and make it accessible to a wider audience. | $1.0M | Pre-seed | AI | Egypt | Mohammed Bin Bouta Alharsoosi |
| Oct 19, 26 | Benford Benford is a Norway-based audit firm that provides end-to-end statutory financial audits through its proprietary AuditOS platform. The platform connects to clients' financial systems to automate routine audit work, while qualified auditors retain responsibility for professional judgment. The company has raised €5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its offices in London and Oslo, enter new European markets, and hire across audit and engineering. | $5.0M | Pre-seed | SaaS | Norway | firstminute capital, Global Founders Capital, Sondo+5 |
| Oct 16, 26 | Evos Evos is an AI startup developing autonomous software operators designed to automate routine work for small and medium-sized industrial businesses, including freight brokerages. Their AI learns from employee decision-making within existing systems, aiming to reproduce tasks independently without requiring businesses to replace their current software. This round of pre-seed funding will support the development of these AI operators, which the company claims can be deployed in 24 hours. | $9.0M | Pre-seed | AI | United States | Uncork Capital, Field Ventures, Crosslink Capital+2 |
| Oct 16, 26 | AI-native engineering firm | $6.3M | Pre-seed | AI | Norway | Undisclosed |
| Oct 16, 26 | Matters Matters is a Stockholm-based startup building an AI-powered consumer bank. They plan to offer everyday banking for a flat monthly fee, with an AI advisor to help users manage their money better. The company has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding to secure licenses, expand across the EU, and grow its team. | $5.0M | Pre-seed | Fintech | Sweden | Jakob Johansson, Knut Frängsmyr, Douglas Stark+3 |
| Oct 16, 26 | EMode Photonix EMode Photonix is a quantum integrated photonics software startup that has developed a specialized multi-physics simulation platform for non-linear integrated photonic circuits. Their platform achieves up to a 1,000x speedup over traditional methods by incorporating coupled thermal, RF, and non-linear optical dynamics. This $1 million pre-seed round will expand their engineering team and accelerate the rollout of their enterprise software offering for quantum computing, optical sensing, and telecommunications. | $1.0M | Pre-seed | DeepTech | United States | Ground State Ventures, Harlow Capital Management |
| Oct 16, 26 | Cosmochute Cosmochute is an Indian space robotics startup developing the LEAP modular lunar mobility platform. The company aims to address the challenge of transporting and deploying payloads on the Moon, creating reusable infrastructure for multiple lunar missions. This pre-seed funding will accelerate platform development, expand their engineering team, and advance research. | $1.5M | Pre-seed | Robotics | India | Prosus Ventures |
| Oct 10, 26 | Zinara Zinara is a lab-grown diamond jewellery brand. The company has raised Rs 3.61 crore in pre-seed funding. The round was led by IPV. | $433K | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | India | IPV |
| Oct 09, 26 | CurvetAI CurvetAI is a Pune-based AI startup that has raised Rs 6 crore in pre-seed funding. The company is building AI agents capable of handling complex tasks and workflows. Their platform allows users to access and combine multiple AI models within a single workspace, aiming to simplify the fragmented AI market. | $718K | Pre-seed | AI | India | Merak Ventures |
| Oct 08, 26 | TailBlaze Longevity TailBlaze Longevity is an Indian pet food startup focused on canine longevity and nutrition, aiming to extend dogs' lives through specialized formulations. They have raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding to launch their wet dog food line, HeartPour, and expand their team. | $300K | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | India | Comma Capital |
| Oct 08, 26 | TailBlaze TailBlaze is a pet nutrition startup focused on providing personalized meal plans and supplements for dogs. The company aims to improve pet health through science-backed nutrition. This pre-seed funding will help TailBlaze expand its product offerings and reach more pet owners. | $300K | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | Undisclosed | Comma Capital |
| Oct 08, 26 | Vest Labs Vest Labs is a New York-based prop trading firm that offers a perpetual futures platform for equities, crypto, commodities, and FX. The company is developing its own mobile app and expanding its team to enhance its 24/7 multi-asset support. This pre-seed round aims to fuel this growth and technological development. | $13.0M | Pre-seed | Fintech | United States | Portal Ventures, Citadel Securities, BlackRock+1 |
| Oct 08, 26 | Finches Finches is a German startup developing AI for agricultural procurement, providing early warnings for supply chain risks. They consolidate field, sourcing, and external data to proactively alert companies in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. This €2 million pre-seed funding will accelerate product development and expand sales operations. | $2.0M | Pre-seed | AI | Germany | High-Tech Gründerfonds, Vanagon Ventures, Bayern Kapital+1 |
| Oct 06, 26 | Monid Monid is a San Francisco-based startup building a platform that acts as a toll booth for AI agents, allowing them to discover, test, and pay for third-party APIs and tools on a per-call basis. The company aims to simplify the process for AI agents by providing a single checkout counter, eliminating the need for multiple vendor accounts and subscriptions. This round of funding will be used to scale the marketplace and its underlying infrastructure. | $7.7M | Pre-seed | AI | United States | 1984 Ventures, Llama Ventures |
| Oct 06, 26 | Ardeevo Ardeevo is a RegTech startup that has raised €150,000 in pre-seed funding. The company operates in the regulatory technology space, aiming to provide solutions for compliance and regulatory challenges. | $163K | Pre-seed | Other | Undisclosed | ZNEXT |
| Oct 06, 26 | Zeroset Zeroset is a startup building models that provide AI agents with a constantly updated understanding of a company's operations. Their first product, Nebula, connects to existing software to track information flow and activity, enabling AI agents to understand workflows and handle tasks autonomously. The company aims to solve the issue of AI agents lacking knowledge of internal business dynamics. | $5.2M | Pre-seed | AI | Undisclosed | Gradient, 2048 Ventures, Leblon Capital |
| Oct 05, 26 | Scooter Scooter is a sales hiring startup that assesses candidates on real sales scenarios instead of relying on CVs. The company aims to simplify the sales hiring process for startups and sales teams. This pre-seed round will be used for product development. | $1.5M | Pre-seed | SaaS | India | AJVC |
| Oct 03, 26 | Primerry Primerry is a paediatric healthcare brand developing everyday health products for children aged two to 14 years. The company aims to provide trustworthy, clean formulations with unique delivery formats that children will enjoy. They plan to use their recent pre-seed funding to expand their product range and distribution network across India. | $760K | Pre-seed | Health | India | Ashish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi, Mohit Sadaani+3 |
| Oct 03, 26 | Unveilr AI Unveilr AI is an AI search startup that has raised pre-seed funding. The company aims to leverage AI for enhanced search capabilities. The specific details of their market and what makes them distinctive were not provided in the article. | Rs 16.7 crore | Pre-seed | AI | India | AJVC |
| Oct 02, 26 | BigLink BigLink is a Brazilian marketing data analytics startup that centralizes data from various digital channels into a single platform. It uses AI agents to speed up marketing decisions and optimize spending, targeting data fragmentation issues. The company has raised $424,000 in pre-seed funding to invest in R&D and marketing. | $424K | Pre-seed | AI | Brazil | Ambiance Private Equity, João Brognoli |
| Oct 02, 26 | WILDER WILDER is a Thai-based hydration brand that sells electrolyte sachets designed for athletes and active individuals training in Southeast Asia's challenging climate. They have successfully raised $500K in pre-seed funding to accelerate retail growth in Thailand, expand into Singapore, and continue supporting their community initiatives. | $500K | Pre-seed | ConsumerTech | Thailand | Sam Marks, Matt Diggity, Darkstar Venture Capital+1 |
| Sep 30, 26 | Defensetech startup An Estonian-Ukrainian defensetech startup has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed funding. The capital will be used to advance onboard autonomy for unmanned systems. | $2.1M | Pre-seed | Other | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Sep 30, 26 | Estonian-Ukrainian defensetech startup The Estonian-Ukrainian defensetech startup is focused on advancing onboard autonomy for unmanned systems. This funding will help enhance their technological capabilities in the defense sector. | $2.1M | Pre-seed | DeepTech | Estonia | Undisclosed |
| Sep 29, 26 | Kyndred Kyndred is a Romanian startup developing AI companions that combine persistent memory, voice, animation, and everyday assistance to create continuous relationships with users. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, the company aims to move beyond conventional chatbots and task-based digital assistants, offering a more engaging and personalized experience. | $530K | Pre-seed | AI | Romania | Early Game Ventures |
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