Typical seed round size for startups in Boston
Based on 121 Form D filings by Boston all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2.8M
- Middle half of rounds: $1.3M – $5M
- Filings in sample: 121
- Rounds under $1M: 20%
- Rounds over $5M: 24%
- 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.
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All sectors · Seed · Bay Area ($3.7M)
All sectors · Seed · New York ($3.3M)