Pre-Seed Funded Apps Startups
Pre-seed rounds in the apps segment vary sharply in size and geography.
Pre-seed rounds in the apps segment vary sharply in size and geography. The 50 most recent rounds in this set span from June 2024 through August 2025, with the largest disclosed check going to Plato in Berlin at $7M (November 2024), followed by three rounds at $3M each — LogicStar AI in Zürich, Grand Games in Istanbul, and Fantasy Chess. At the other end, Crave (Atlanta) closed at $10K and We Hear You (Peoria) at $60K.
The United States leads by company count with 16 entries across San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, and several other cities. London appears four times — Reality Games ($2M), Maintain Altitude ($500K), Inspecti ($80K), and VoltShare ($640K) — while India and Saudi Arabia each contribute four companies. Seventeen of the 50 rounds carry undisclosed amounts, so declared figures represent the companies that chose to publish raise sizes rather than a complete market picture.
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What are the largest pre-seed rounds in this apps dataset?
Plato (Berlin) tops the set at $7M, closed November 2024. Three rounds tied at $3M: LogicStar AI (Zürich, February 2025), Grand Games (Istanbul, July 2024), and Fantasy Chess (June 2024). Platter (New York) and Reality Games London each raised $2M, bringing the total count of rounds at $2M or above to six.
Which countries or cities are most represented among these pre-seed apps companies?
The United States has the highest count at 16 companies, spanning San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Miami among others. London surfaces four times, and both India (Bangalore, Pune, Gurgaon, Bengaluru) and Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar) each account for four companies.
How many rounds in this set have undisclosed amounts?
17 of the 50 rounds carry undisclosed amounts — roughly one in three. That proportion is common at pre-seed, where founders frequently do not announce check sizes, so disclosed figures here reflect a self-selected subset rather than a full distribution.
What check-size range should I expect when prospecting pre-seed apps companies?
Disclosed amounts run from $10K (Crave, Atlanta) to $7M (Plato, Berlin). The bulk of disclosed rounds fall between $100K and $1M — for example, assistant-ui raised $500K in San Francisco and Quash raised $650K in Bengaluru — with only six rounds clearing $2M.
Which emerging-market hubs appear in this pre-seed apps data?
Saudi Arabia has four companies: MoneyLoop (Jeddah), Stuck (Riyadh), Bubbl Widget (Riyadh, $350K), and Limoz (Khobar). India contributes Pazy (Bangalore, $700K), SportsSkill (Pune), Shoppin (Gurgaon, $1M), and Quash (Bengaluru, $650K). MoneyBadger in Stellenbosch, South Africa closed a $400K round in July 2025.
What is the date range covered by the 50 rounds shown here?
The most recent round is Sheba Joy (Dubai, $290K), closed August 18, 2025. The oldest in this 50-row snapshot is VoltShare (London, $640K) from June 11, 2024, giving the set a window of roughly 14 months.
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