Funding benchmark · last 12 months

The typical seed round in Defence Tech

From 32 seed rounds announced in Defence Tech over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $4.8M and $14M.

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SeedDefence Tech

Median round$8.8M

$2.2M1 in 10 below$4.8M – $14Mmiddle half$25M1 in 10 above

32 rounds counted · recounted nightly

Rounds counted32seed rounds in Defence Tech, last 12 months

Against worldwide+61%vs the $5.5M worldwide median

Since last round-too few earlier rounds on record

Lead named94%of these rounds name the investor who led

The trend

Median seed round, quarter by quarter

From $7.0M in 2026 Q1 to $11M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank.

'24 Q41 rds

'25 Q11 rds

'25 Q24 rds

'25 Q33 rds

'25 Q41 rds

$7.0M'26 Q18 rds

$10M'26 Q25 rds

$11M'26 Q39 rds

Who leads

The most active leads

The firms that led the most seed rounds in Defence Tech this year.

Recent examples

Seed rounds in Defence Tech, latest first

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.

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Q&A

How big is a typical seed round in Defence Tech?

The median is $8.8M, from 32 seed rounds announced in Defence Tech in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $4.8M and $14M; one in ten raised more than $25M.

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.