seed capital

British

noun

finance a small amount of capital required to finance the research necessary to produce a business plan for a new company

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New York startups raised $3.4 billion in pre-seed and seed capital in 2025, a 20% increase over 2024 totals, according to Crunchbase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Galeotti masterminded the business side of the company - and sold his Volkswagen car to raise seed capital.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

Silver Lake will give Whitesell $250 million in seed capital to put into his new business, according to a filing with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025

Belden said that a large institutional investor has provided seed capital of $50 million for the new ETF.

From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023

Two of Mr. Epstein’s foundations relied on wealthy business titans to provide millions in seed capital.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019

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