All large companies start with an idea and investors who help these companies develop.
The Seed 100 highlights and celebrates the first sage’s first meners who provide the first essential push to startups that become some of the greatest successes in the world of technology.
Similarly, the Seed 40 highlights the best women investors at the start of the stage who have the talent to find companies in small groups and the founders of Startup that build them.
Since 2021, Business Insider has teamed up with Termina to use its data analysis to produce these lists. Read it Complete methodology behind the lists.
The best investors at the start of the 2025 stage
The 100 investors at the seed stadium you need to know in 2025 – and 40 of the most influential women in the field.
Profiles of the first donors
Get to know investors placing the first bets and shaping the next generation of startups in small groups.
A look at the past seeds of the 100 years
Browse our previous seed lists to see how starting investment has evolved over the years.
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