Funding benchmark · last 12 months

The typical seed round in Manufacturing

From 36 seed rounds announced in Manufacturing over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $2.5M and $11M.

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SeedManufacturing
Median round$4.4M
$1.4M1 in 10 below$2.5M – $11Mmiddle half$18M1 in 10 above

36 rounds counted · recounted nightly

Rounds counted36seed rounds in Manufacturing, last 12 months
Against worldwide-21%vs the $5.5M worldwide median
Since last round-too few earlier rounds on record
Lead named86%of these rounds name the investor who led

The trend

Median seed round, quarter by quarter

From $4.0M in 2025 Q1 to $4.0M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank.

'24 Q42 rds
$4.0M'25 Q15 rds
'25 Q23 rds
$5.6M'25 Q37 rds
'25 Q43 rds
'26 Q12 rds
$8.0M'26 Q210 rds
$4.0M'26 Q39 rds

Who leads

The most active leads

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

  1. 1Voima Ventures2 led
  2. 2Accel1 led
  3. 3Canaan1 led
  4. 4Susa Ventures1 led
  5. 5Northstar Ventures1 led
  6. 6Lifeline Ventures1 led

Recent examples

Seed rounds in Manufacturing, 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.

Other stages in Manufacturing

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Q&A

How big is a typical seed round in Manufacturing?

The median is $4.4M, from 36 seed rounds announced in Manufacturing in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $2.5M and $11M; one in ten raised more than $18M.

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.