Typical seed round size for hardware / robotics startups in the US
Based on 120 Form D filings by United States hardware / robotics issuers at seed stage, filed Oct 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2.2M
- Middle half of rounds: $887k – $4.1M
- Filings in sample: 120
- Rounds under $1M: 28%
- Rounds over $5M: 18%
- 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.