# Seed

Concept · [Fundraising and equity](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fundraising)

Also called: seed round, seed funding, seed stage, seed money

An early round of funding that helps a startup go from a first product to a business that shows [traction](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/traction).

**For example:** A startup with a working app and its first paying customers raises a seed round to hire two more people and reach more customers.

## Connects to (10)

- [Pre-seed](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pre-seed): The earliest outside money a startup raises, often before the product is finished or has customers.
- [Series A](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/series-a): Usually the first larger funding round led by a venture capital firm, where investors buy shares at a set price.
- [Venture capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/venture-capital): Money that professional investment firms put into young companies in exchange for equity.
- [ARCH](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arch-accelerator): Build in Tulsa's in-person accelerator in Tulsa.
- [Atento Capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/atento-capital): A venture capital firm based in Tulsa that invests in early-stage founders.
- [Cortado Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cortado-ventures): A venture capital firm in Oklahoma City.
- [Plains Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/plains-ventures): A venture capital firm with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa that invests at the seed and Series A stages.
- [OLSF Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/olsf-ventures): A venture capital firm in Tulsa, also known as the Oklahoma Life Science Fund, that invests only in health care companies at the seed and…
- [Victorum Capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/victorum-capital): A venture capital firm in Oklahoma City that invests in early-stage technology companies at the seed and Series A stages.
- [19days](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/19days): A venture studio in Tulsa that starts business-to-business software companies.

> This glossary is plain-language orientation, not legal or financial advice. Before you decide on a company structure, a contract, taxes or a fundraising deal, talk with a lawyer or an accountant.

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