6 Most Exciting Early Startups in AI and Software Fundraising Right Now- April 2025
A list of my favorite Tech Startups to invest into- Preseed and Seed Edition (+ 1 bonus Series A startup)
Which early-stage AI and Software companies are fundraising right now? After speaking to/studying hundreds of early-stage startups in more detail, here is my list of the early stage- preseed, seed, and one Series A- that I really like.
I based my picks on the following factors-
How important the problem is.
How likely the founding team is to actually make a dent on this problem (huge weightage given here).
Whether the market had priced the startup/opportunity correctly.
The flywheels the startup has with other prominent directions (do advancements in another hot field help this startup/field?). For example, breakthroughs in AI, Synthetic Data, and Hardware can all unlock huge gains in the others, making any investments in any of these spaces that much more lucrative when compared to going individually. More flywheels dramatically increase the total value that a startup can unlock AND make success more likely.
How interesting I thought they were.
This article will be aimed at two people-
Investors looking to invest in very promising startups.
Anyone interested in this market intelligence.
We will do similar articles for later-stage and Deep Tech startups (and future iterations of this Early Stage Startup list), so if you want to be included/know someone that I should include in one of these lists, email me devansh@svam.com or message me on social media. And if you find a startup you like (you will), then I’ll be happy to make the introductions.
Given how early these startups are, we won’t be able to provide detailed breakdowns of their research/engineering the way I usually do, so if you’re looking for the usual math breakdowns, you won’t really have much of those here. We have plenty of other articles to scratch that itch.
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