Typical seed round size for startups in the US
Based on 2732 Form D filings by United States all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Nov 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2M
- Middle half of rounds: $912k – $4.2M
- Filings in sample: 2732
- Rounds under $1M: 26%
- Rounds over $5M: 19%
- 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 ($3.5M)
All sectors · Seed · New York ($3.4M)