Startups Raising Pre-Seed Funding
Explore 14 startups currently raising Pre-Seed funding. Browse open rounds with details on target amount, valuation, and closing dates.
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Running a business means living in twelve open tabs. Bookkeeping in one, mail in the next, customers...
24/7 AI-Recpetionist VoxDesk answers every call for your HVAC, Roofing, Automotive, Real Estate, or ...
SipsNBrews is building a specialty coffee brand around one simple idea: coffee should be roasted aft...
Fix My Reports is a live, self-serve credit repair platform: users link their credit monitoring acco...
I am the solo technical founder of VELOCE AI, a live and revenue-generating $5 IDM alternative with ...
TgDraw is a multilingual Telegram bot that helps channel and group administrators create giveaways, ...
Combinex creates beautifully crafted writing tools that help people focus on their words, not their ...
Feng Cart is a production-ready mobile commerce platform built for Shopify merchants. Years of engin...
xLeadForge is an AI-powered X/Twitter companion for founders, freelancers, agencies, and solo builde...
The opportunity behind Sketch.Social is building a new category of online creativity. Today’s intern...
We are currently raising our pre-seed round, and given your interest in next-generation media infras...
Med365x is a itinerant health services and remote monitoring of patients that integrates clinical pr...
Clinit is a fully built clinic management SaaS platform live at clinit.app. The product combines EMR...
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What Is a Pre-Seed Round?
How Pre-Seed Funding Works
A pre-seed round is the earliest institutional capital a startup raises, typically $250K to $2M, usually on a SAFE or convertible note rather than priced equity. There is no board seat and little formal due diligence — investors are betting on the founder and the problem, not on revenue.
Median pre-seed valuation caps sit around $10M for rounds under $1M and $15M for rounds between $1M and $2.5M (Carta, State of Pre-Seed 2025). Typical founder dilution is 10–15%, and most rounds close within 4–8 weeks once a founder has momentum.
What Pre-Seed Investors Expect
Pre-seed investors look for a compelling team, a well-defined problem, and early evidence of customer discovery — interviews, a waitlist, or signs of demand. They are not looking for revenue; they are looking for conviction and clarity of thinking.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do startups raise in a pre-seed round?
Pre-seed rounds typically range from $250K to $2M, most often raised on a SAFE or convertible note.
What valuation is typical at pre-seed?
Median pre-seed valuation caps are around $10M for rounds under $1M and $15M for rounds between $1M and $2.5M (Carta, 2025).
How much equity do founders give up at pre-seed?
Typical pre-seed dilution is 10–15%, with a median around 12.5% across founders (Carta/Rebel Fund, 2025).
Do I need revenue to raise pre-seed?
No. Pre-seed investors back the founder and the problem. Evidence of customer discovery and demand matters more than revenue at this stage.
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