# Median seed round size (2026), worldwide > The median seed round worldwide is $5.5M, from 852 rounds announced in the last 12 months. Half raised between $2.7M and $12M. Source: https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Funding benchmark · last 12 months # The typical seed round *worldwide* From 852 seed rounds announced worldwide over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $2.7M and $12M. See the rounds[All benchmarks](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks) Seed Worldwide Median round **$5.5M** $1.1M 1 in 10 below $2.7M – $12M middle half $26M 1 in 10 above 852 rounds counted · recounted nightly Rounds counted **852** seed rounds worldwide, last 12 months Biggest 10% **$26M+** the top tenth of seed rounds Since last round **16 mo** median gap, from 142 companies we saw raise before Lead named **78%** of these rounds name the investor who led The trend ## Median seed round, quarter by quarter From $4.0M in 2024 Q4 to $5.0M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank. $4.0M '24 Q4 145 rds $4.0M '25 Q1 139 rds $4.3M '25 Q2 144 rds $4.7M '25 Q3 166 rds $5.1M '25 Q4 191 rds $6.0M '26 Q1 160 rds $7.0M '26 Q2 175 rds $5.0M '26 Q3 211 rds Who leads ## The most active leads The firms that led the most seed rounds worldwide this year. - [1 **Andreessen Horowitz** 16 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - [2 **Lightspeed Venture Partners** 11 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) - [3 **Accel** 10 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - [4 **General Catalyst** 9 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - [5 **Index Ventures** 6 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) - [6 **A16z Speedrun** 6 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-speedrun) Recent examples ## Seed rounds worldwide, latest first - [**CYTO** 30 Oct 2026 · Not named $40K -99%](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyto) - [**Qweebi** 30 Oct 2026 · Inflection Point Ventures $500K -91%](https://millionrounds.com/company/qweebi) - [**NanoForge AI** 30 Oct 2026 · Mirae Asset Venture Investment $11M +100%](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoforge-ai) - [**ShareWillow** 29 Oct 2026 · Not named $8.5M +55%](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharewillow) - [**&Truth** 29 Oct 2026 · Not named $70M +1173%](https://millionrounds.com/company/truth) - [**ALLOX** 29 Oct 2026 · Asabys $11M +91%](https://millionrounds.com/company/allox) - [**Ravical** 29 Oct 2026 MMC Ventures $17M +209%](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravical) - [**Crux Labs** 29 Oct 2026 · Benchstrength $6.0M +9%](https://millionrounds.com/company/crux-labs) **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 [**Pre-seed** $2.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-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) Seed elsewhere [**AI** $7.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/ai)[**United States** $9.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/united-states)[**United Kingdom** $3.1M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/united-kingdom)[**Fintech** $5.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/fintech)[**Healthcare** $4.9M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/healthcare)[**Software** $5.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/software)[**Biotech** $7.3M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/biotech)[**Robotics** $8.8M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/robotics)[**Cybersecurity** $10M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/cybersecurity)[**SaaS** $4.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/saas)[**Construction** $5.2M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/construction)[**Big Data & Analytics** $7.5M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/big-data)[**Australia** $4.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/australia)[**Enterprise Software** $8.3M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/enterprise-software)[**Hardware & Electronics** $9.5M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/hardware)[**India** $2.5M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/india)[**Energy** $5.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/energy)[**Logistics** $4.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/logistics)[**Manufacturing** $4.4M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/manufacturing)[**Climate Tech** $4.4M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/climate)[**Defence Tech** $8.8M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/defensetech)[**Healthtech** $4.3M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/healthtech) ## Raising a 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 seed round worldwide? The median is $5.5M, from 852 seed rounds announced worldwide in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $2.7M and $12M; one in ten raised more than $26M. 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.