Typical seed round size for startups in Detroit
Based on 24 Form D filings by Detroit all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Sep 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $1.5M
- Middle half of rounds: $975k – $2.7M
- Filings in sample: 24
- Rounds under $1M: 25%
- Rounds over $5M: 17%
- Updated Sep 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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