Typical seed round size for consumer startups in the US
Based on 27 Form D filings by United States consumer issuers at seed stage, filed Nov 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $1.4M
- Middle half of rounds: $696k – $3.9M
- Filings in sample: 27
- Rounds under $1M: 41%
- Rounds over $5M: 22%
- 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.