Typical seed round size for startups in Bay Area
Based on 276 Form D filings by Bay Area all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $3.7M
- Middle half of rounds: $1.8M – $6.2M
- Filings in sample: 276
- Rounds under $1M: 12%
- Rounds over $5M: 36%
- 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 · New York ($3.3M)
All sectors · Seed · Boston ($2.8M)