Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in the United States
Updated Oct 2026
There are 2,456 funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States (US) in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 100 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States.
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. San Francisco and New York hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in the United States closed 1,142 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 632 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.2B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $500K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $1.5M.
Institutional seed funds and specialized accelerators dominate these early stages. Heavy concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services across San Francisco and New York indicates a preference for high technical risk. Small team sizes across the board mean founders handle most operations. Direct access to these teams provides a path to early partnerships before larger venture firms lead later rounds.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in the United States
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across the United States funding rounds: Y Combinator, Techstars, a16z speedrun, Alumni Ventures, Founders.
100 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States
100 of 2,456Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Pre-Seed startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in the United States closed 1,142 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 632 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.2B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $500K, with the middle half running from $500K to $1.5M. 912 of 1,142 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 818. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Investors
Y Combinator, Techstars and a16z speedrun appear most often across funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States on record.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States
Sector counts across all 2,456 tracked companies in the United States. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in the United States?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Top investors in Pre-Seed startups in the United States
The investors named most often across funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed startup funding data in the United States
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 2,456 funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (230 of 1,142 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Pre-Seed startups are there in the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 2,456 funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Pre-Seed startups in the United States raised?
Pre-Seed startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.2B in disclosed capital across 1,142 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 632 rounds in the last 12 months. 912 of those 1,142 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 818 companies, followed by Financial Services (193), Information Technology (163) and Apps (130). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States?
San Francisco leads with 694 companies, then New York (287), Los Angeles (87) and Miami (58).
Which investors back the most Pre-Seed startups in the United States?
Y Combinator, Techstars, a16z speedrun, Alumni Ventures and Founders appear most often across funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $500K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $1.5M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed startup funding data in the United States updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in the United States is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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