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 Nov 2024 – Oct 2026. Updated monthly. Change any segment to compare.
The numbers
- Median seed raise: $2.2M
- Middle half of rounds: $965k – $4.4M
- Filings in sample: 120
- Rounds under $1M: 27%
- 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.