noun
seed money; seed capital; seed funding
Finance term for initial capital used to start a business or project, often from founders, friends, or angel investors.
スタートアップはシードマネーを集めるのに苦労した。
The startup struggled to raise seed money.
彼は自分の貯金をシードマネーとして新会社を立ち上げた。
He used his savings as seed capital to launch a new company.