Typical seed round size for startups in the US
Based on 2698 Form D filings by United States all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2.1M
- Middle half of rounds: $915k – $4.1M
- Filings in sample: 2698
- Rounds under $1M: 26%
- Rounds over $5M: 19%
- Updated Oct 2026
Read this number carefully
Form D undercounts small SAFE rounds and rounds that rely on other exemptions. Treat the median as a ceiling for "typical", not a target.
Compare segments
All sectors · Seed · Bay Area ($3.7M)
All sectors · Seed · New York ($3.3M)