Typical seed round size for consumer startups in the US
Based on 26 Form D filings by United States consumer issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Sep 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $1.3M
- Middle half of rounds: $574k – $2.9M
- Filings in sample: 26
- Rounds under $1M: 46%
- Rounds over $5M: 19%
- 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.