Typical seed round size for startups in Philadelphia
Based on 35 Form D filings by Philadelphia all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2M
- Middle half of rounds: $650k – $3.5M
- Filings in sample: 35
- Rounds under $1M: 37%
- Rounds over $5M: 11%
- 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)