Typical seed round size for startups in New York
Based on 220 Form D filings by New York all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Nov 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $3.4M
- Middle half of rounds: $2M – $5.1M
- Filings in sample: 220
- Rounds under $1M: 11%
- Rounds over $5M: 26%
- 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 · Boston ($2.9M)