65%
Odsetek ankietowanych Polaków deklarujących korzystanie z narzędzi AI według raportu „E-commerce w Polsce 2026”
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The first formal funding round involving a venture fund or a group of angel investors, typically 0.5–3 million USD. Funds reaching product-market fit and initial scaling.
Why it matters
Enables the transition from prototype to real, paying customers and helps build a sales team.
What's missing without it
Without it, the company remains stuck in a phase where the product works but no one is selling it.
When it is used
When you have a working product version and first solid signals: intent lists, pilot deployments, initial recurring revenue.
How we use it
A 2 million USD round at a post-money valuation of 8 million USD.
Fun fact
The name is literal: it's a seed. Seed funds typically invest between 0.5 and 5 million USD, assuming most of these seeds won't sprout.
Numbers worth knowing
Startups in data
470 000 000 000
IDC Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide 2026 V2 prognozuje, że europejskie wydatki na AI osiągną blisko 470 mld dolarów do 2030 roku
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470 000 000 000
Prognozowane całkowite wydatki na AI w Europie w 2030 roku według IDC Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide 2026 V2
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