# Median pre-seed round in AI (2026) > The median pre-seed round in AI is $2.1M, from 180 rounds announced in the last 12 months. Half raised between $1.1M and $3.5M. Source: https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Funding benchmark · last 12 months # The typical pre-seed round in *AI* From 180 pre-seed rounds announced in AI over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $1.1M and $3.5M. See the rounds[All benchmarks](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks) Pre-seed AI Median round **$2.1M** $600K 1 in 10 below $1.1M – $3.5M middle half $6.4M 1 in 10 above 180 rounds counted · recounted nightly Rounds counted **180** pre-seed rounds in AI, last 12 months Against worldwide **+5%** vs the $2.0M worldwide median Since last round **-** too few earlier rounds on record Lead named **78%** of these rounds name the investor who led The trend ## Median pre-seed round, quarter by quarter From $800K in 2024 Q4 to $2.0M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank. $800K '24 Q4 13 rds $1.5M '25 Q1 18 rds $2.3M '25 Q2 17 rds $1.9M '25 Q3 23 rds $2.0M '25 Q4 27 rds $1.2M '26 Q1 15 rds $2.0M '26 Q2 25 rds $2.0M '26 Q3 60 rds Who leads ## The most active leads The firms that led the most pre-seed rounds in AI this year. - [1 **Y Combinator** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [2 **Seedcamp** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) - [3 **Fuel Ventures** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-ventures) - [4 **Superhero Capital** 3 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) - [5 **Lightspeed Venture Partners** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) - [6 **SFC Capital** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Recent examples ## Pre-seed rounds in AI, latest first - [**Venttup** 29 Oct 2026 · Rainmatter by Zerodha $3.0M +43%](https://millionrounds.com/company/venttup) - [**ALPHA10X** 29 Oct 2026 · GrowthX Capital $5.0M +138%](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpha10x) - [**Metacognition** 28 Oct 2026 · Airtree Ventures $5.0M +138%](https://millionrounds.com/company/metacognition) - [**Madica** 27 Oct 2026 Flourish Ventures $6.0M +186%](https://millionrounds.com/company/madica) - [**Nirva** 23 Oct 2026 Lightspeed Venture Partners $25M +1090%](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirva) - [**Marrow** 22 Oct 2026 · Insurtech Gateway $2.0M -5%](https://millionrounds.com/company/marrow) - [**Jenz** 21 Oct 2026 · Not named $607K -71%](https://millionrounds.com/company/jenz) - [**Gradient** 20 Oct 2026 · VentureFriends $4.0M +90%](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient) **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 in AI [**Seed** $7.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/ai)[**Series A** $21M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a/ai)[**Series B** $55M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b/ai)[**Series C** $110M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-c/ai)[**Series D** $150M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-d/ai)[**Growth** $150M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth/ai) Pre-seed elsewhere [**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 in AI? The median is $2.1M, from 180 pre-seed rounds announced in AI in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $1.1M and $3.5M; one in ten raised more than $6.4M. 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.