# Median pre-seed round size (2026), worldwide > The median pre-seed round worldwide is $2.0M, from 283 rounds announced in the last 12 months. Half raised between $1.0M and $3.6M. Source: https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Funding benchmark · last 12 months # The typical pre-seed round *worldwide* From 283 pre-seed rounds announced worldwide over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $1.0M and $3.6M. See the rounds[All benchmarks](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks) Pre-seed Worldwide Median round **$2.0M** $600K 1 in 10 below $1.0M – $3.6M middle half $7.3M 1 in 10 above 283 rounds counted · recounted nightly Rounds counted **283** pre-seed rounds worldwide, last 12 months Biggest 10% **$7.3M+** the top tenth of pre-seed rounds Since last round **12 mo** median gap, from 22 companies we saw raise before Lead named **72%** of these rounds name the investor who led The trend ## Median pre-seed round, quarter by quarter From $1.0M in 2024 Q4 to $2.0M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank. $1.0M '24 Q4 36 rds $1.0M '25 Q1 39 rds $1.5M '25 Q2 34 rds $2.0M '25 Q3 47 rds $1.8M '25 Q4 50 rds $1.7M '26 Q1 28 rds $1.9M '26 Q2 38 rds $2.0M '26 Q3 83 rds Who leads ## The most active leads The firms that led the most pre-seed rounds worldwide this year. - [1 **Fuel Ventures** 4 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-ventures) - [2 **Superhero Capital** 4 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) - [3 **Y Combinator** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [4 **Seedcamp** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) - [5 **Avatar Leadership Fund** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avatar-leadership-fund) - [6 **Lightspeed Venture Partners** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Recent examples ## Pre-seed rounds worldwide, latest first - [**Venttup** 29 Oct 2026 · Rainmatter by Zerodha $3.0M +50%](https://millionrounds.com/company/venttup) - [**ALPHA10X** 29 Oct 2026 · GrowthX Capital $5.0M +150%](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpha10x) - [**Urologic Design** 29 Oct 2026 · Angel Investor Forum $1.2M -40%](https://millionrounds.com/company/urologic-design) - [**Metacognition** 28 Oct 2026 · Airtree Ventures $5.0M +150%](https://millionrounds.com/company/metacognition) - [**Madica** 27 Oct 2026 Flourish Ventures $6.0M +200%](https://millionrounds.com/company/madica) - [**Matiks** 26 Oct 2026 · General Catalyst $10M +400%](https://millionrounds.com/company/matiks) - [**Parasol** 26 Oct 2026 · Not named $2.8M +38%](https://millionrounds.com/company/parasol) - [**Medikea** 26 Oct 2026 · Not named $1.2M -40%](https://millionrounds.com/company/medikea) **How to read these figures** They come from announced rounds. Large rounds are almost always announced and many small ones never are, so the true typical round is probably a little smaller than shown, most of all at pre-seed and seed. Every round behind them is in the record with its source. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology). Other stages worldwide [**Seed** $5.5M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed)[**Series A** $20M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a)[**Series B** $50M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b)[**Series C** $100M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-c)[**Series D** $158M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-d)[**Growth** $108M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth) Pre-seed elsewhere [**AI** $2.1M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/ai)[**United States** $3.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/united-states)[**Fintech** $2.4M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/fintech)[**Software** $2.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/software)[**United Kingdom** $2.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/united-kingdom) ## Raising a pre-seed round? See who leads rounds like yours, and check your raise before you pitch. [Take the Fundability Test](https://millionrounds.com/fundability)[Or find investors](https://millionrounds.com/investor-database) ## Q&A How big is a typical pre-seed round worldwide? The median is $2.0M, from 283 pre-seed rounds announced worldwide in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $1.0M and $3.6M; one in ten raised more than $7.3M. Which rounds are counted? Rounds announced in the last twelve months with a stated amount and stage, each read from a named article or filing. A page is only published where at least 30 rounds stand behind it. Are these figures biased? Towards larger rounds, yes. Big rounds are announced; many small ones never are. So the true typical round is probably a little smaller than the figure here, especially at pre-seed and seed. How often does it change? The figures are recounted from the record every night, as new rounds are read.