Typical seed round size for startups in San Diego
Based on 61 Form D filings by San Diego all sectors issuers at seed stage, filed Nov 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2.2M
- Middle half of rounds: $950k – $3.6M
- Filings in sample: 61
- Rounds under $1M: 26%
- Rounds over $5M: 13%
- 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.
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