Pre Seed
A Stages entrepreneurship stage page covering what this stage is, what to prove, how to fund it and common failure modes, alongside the 46 reports filed on

Obsero secures $1.2 million seed round led by SFC Capital
London-based AI search visibility startup Obsero raised $1.2 million in seed funding led by SFC Capital, with participation from several customers.

PSV Tech closes €56 million Nordic early-stage fund
PSV Tech has closed its second fund at €56 million, attracting new institutional investors to back pre-seed Nordic tech startups before they reach...

Neela Biotech secures £2.1m pre-seed funding for waste-to-jet-fuel tech
Cambridge-based startup Neela Biotech raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Elbow Beach. The investment will advance its AI-guided microbial...

NVM Venture Lazio launches €23.6 million dual-use deep tech fund
NVM Ventures has launched the NVM Venture Lazio compartment with a €23.6 million first close. The fund will make Pre-Seed and Seed investments in...

Comparables.ai secures $6M seed funding for AI M&A platform
Helsinki startup Comparables.ai raised $6 million in seed funding led by Pragmatech Venture Capital and Araya Ventures.

Final Frontier and Myriad Defence merge for €100M defence fund
Danish venture firms Final Frontier and Myriad Defence are merging to launch a €100 million fund targeting pre-seed and seed-stage defence technology...

DOD Solution Raises $2.1M Pre-Seed for AURA AI Autonomy
Estonian-Ukrainian defence tech startup DOD Solution secured $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its combat-proven AURA AI autonomy platform.

Bilt.me Raises $700K Pre-Seed to Expand AI App Builder
Estonian AI app-building platform Bilt.me has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding after doubling revenue for three consecutive months.

Fortum partners with Norrsken Evolve on €62M pre-seed fund
Finnish energy firm Fortum has invested as a limited partner in Norrsken Evolve's oversubscribed €62 million pre-seed fund.

Duqu raises €1.5M pre-Seed for AI invoice advance platform
Amsterdam fintech Duqu has secured €1.5 million in pre-Seed funding to scale its AI-powered platform that provides instant advances on unpaid B2B...

O-ID raises $1.2M for modular humanoid robots
Tokyo startup O-ID secured $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop modular humanoid robots for Japanese factories.

Clastix raises €2.9M seed funding for Kubernetes platform
Italian startup Clastix has secured €2.9 million in seed funding to develop its platform for simplifying large-scale Kubernetes operations.

F13 emerges from stealth with $5M for vector graphics AI
AI startup F13 has launched with $5 million in pre-seed funding to develop foundation models for generating precise and editable vector graphics.

Arcos raises €5.5 million seed round for European civil security infrastructure
Munich startup Arcos has secured €5.5 million in seed funding to build and operate integrated civil security infrastructure across Europe.

Arcos raises €5.5M seed round for security threat monitoring platform
German startup Arcos has secured €5.5 million in seed funding to develop its unified platform for monitoring physical security threats across...

Zero raises $10.3M seed to replace CRM with AI agents
Helsinki startup Zero raised $10.3 million in seed funding to launch its AI-driven GTM operating system, designed to automate sales.

Rebaba raises $4.6M seed to scale energy storage from used EV batteries
Swedish startup Rebaba has secured $4.6 million in seed funding to expand its business of building energy storage systems from used electric vehicle...

Gravity Gardens raises €2.6M for dry seed activation technology
Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens has secured a €2.6 million Seed round to scale its dry, chemical-free seed activation technology.

Limetax raises €36 million to consolidate German tax firms
Berlin's Limetax has secured €36 million in pre-Seed equity and debt to build a group of tax and accounting firms powered by its proprietary AI...

FRYTE Mobility raises €3.5M for eTruck charging platform
Munich startup FRYTE Mobility secured €3.5 million in Seed funding to develop its software platform that coordinates charging for electric trucks.

FRYTE Mobility raises €3.5 million to scale eTruck charging platform
Munich startup FRYTE Mobility has secured €3.5 million in Seed funding to expand its software platform that connects eTruck fleets with charging...

HelmGuard raises $7.3M for AI-driven risk assessment platform
London GRC startup HelmGuard secures $7.3 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform for automating risk assessments in regulated industries.

Techshop launches €43 million AI B2B seed fund
Italian VC firm Techshop has secured €43 million for the first close of its second fund, targeting pre-Seed and Seed-stage B2B AI startups.

Veridue Raises $4M Pre-Seed for Energy Deal Platform
AI startup Veridue has raised $4 million to expand its platform that automates due diligence for renewable energy and data centre transactions.