# Median pre-seed round in Fintech (2026) > The median pre-seed round in Fintech is $2.4M, from 48 rounds announced in the last 12 months. Half raised between $1.4M and $4.0M. Source: https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/fintech (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Funding benchmark · last 12 months # The typical pre-seed round in *Fintech* From 48 pre-seed rounds announced in Fintech over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $1.4M and $4.0M. See the rounds[All benchmarks](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks) Pre-seed Fintech Median round **$2.4M** $635K 1 in 10 below $1.4M – $4.0M middle half $10M 1 in 10 above 48 rounds counted · recounted nightly Rounds counted **48** pre-seed rounds in Fintech, last 12 months Against worldwide **+20%** vs the $2.0M worldwide median Since last round **-** too few earlier rounds on record Lead named **63%** of these rounds name the investor who led The trend ## Median pre-seed round, quarter by quarter From $1.6M in 2024 Q4 to $2.9M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank. $1.6M '24 Q4 5 rds $1.0M '25 Q1 7 rds $1.1M '25 Q2 5 rds $2.3M '25 Q3 7 rds $2.8M '25 Q4 13 rds $2.2M '26 Q1 7 rds $2.4M '26 Q2 10 rds $2.9M '26 Q3 8 rds Who leads ## The most active leads The firms that led the most pre-seed rounds in Fintech this year. - [1 **Motive Ventures** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motive-partners) - [2 **Y Combinator** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [3 **Plug and Play** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [4 **BoxGroup** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) - [5 **Global Founders Capital** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) - [6 **Airtree Ventures** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) Recent examples ## Pre-seed rounds in Fintech, latest first - [**Ghanem** 24 Oct 2026 · Not named $1.5M -38%](https://millionrounds.com/company/ghanem) - [**Gradient** 20 Oct 2026 · VentureFriends $4.0M +66%](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient) - [**Benford** 19 Oct 2026 · Global Founders Capital $5.7M +137%](https://millionrounds.com/company/benford) - [**Matters** 15 Oct 2026 Jakob Johansson $5.0M +108%](https://millionrounds.com/company/matters) - [**Cloud9** 9 Oct 2026 · Not named $500K -79%](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud9) - [**NeoFleet Capital** 8 Oct 2026 · DMTech VC $4.0M +66%](https://millionrounds.com/company/neofleet-capital) - [**Elio Mortgage** 1 Oct 2026 · Social Leverage $5.1M +112%](https://millionrounds.com/company/elio-mortgage) - [**Duqu** 24 Sept 2026 · Not named $1.7M -29%](https://millionrounds.com/company/duqu) **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 Fintech [**Seed** $5.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/fintech)[**Series A** $16M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a/fintech)[**Series B** $40M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b/fintech)[**Series C** $66M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-c/fintech)[**Growth** $55M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth/fintech) 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)[**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 Fintech? The median is $2.4M, from 48 pre-seed rounds announced in Fintech in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $1.4M and $4.0M; one in ten raised more than $10M. 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.