# Median seed round in Manufacturing (2026) > The median seed round in Manufacturing is $4.4M, from 36 rounds announced in the last 12 months. Half raised between $2.5M and $11M. Source: https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/manufacturing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) 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. See the rounds[All benchmarks](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks) Seed Manufacturing Median round **$4.4M** $1.4M 1 in 10 below $2.5M – $11M middle half $18M 1 in 10 above 36 rounds counted · recounted nightly Rounds counted **36** seed 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 named **86%** 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 Q4 2 rds $4.0M '25 Q1 5 rds '25 Q2 3 rds $5.6M '25 Q3 7 rds '25 Q4 3 rds '26 Q1 2 rds $8.0M '26 Q2 10 rds $4.0M '26 Q3 9 rds Who leads ## The most active leads The firms that led the most seed rounds in Manufacturing this year. - [1 **Voima Ventures** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voima-ventures) - [2 **Accel** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - [3 **Canaan** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) - [4 **Susa Ventures** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) - [5 **Northstar Ventures** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northstar-ventures) - [6 **Lifeline Ventures** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) Recent examples ## Seed rounds in Manufacturing, latest first - [**Bloom** 7 Oct 2026 · SNAK Venture Partners $3.6M -17%](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom) - [**Extend Robotics** 2 Oct 2026 · Skyworks Venture Capital Fund $3.4M -21%](https://millionrounds.com/company/extend-robotics) - [**FOOD FOUNDERS Studio** 30 Sept 2026 · Not named $4.5M +3%](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-founders-studio) - [**Dragonfly Advanced Materials** 22 Sept 2026 · Northstar Ventures $1.3M -69%](https://millionrounds.com/company/dragonfly-advanced-materials) - [**QSENSATO** 17 Sept 2026 · Quantonation $1.1M -75%](https://millionrounds.com/company/qsensato) - [**KIT-AR** 28 Aug 2026 · Not named $4.0M -8%](https://millionrounds.com/company/kit-ar) - [**Walden Robotics** 15 Jul 2026 · Toyota Ventures $300M +6791%](https://millionrounds.com/company/walden-robotics) - [**Katalyze AI** 6 Jul 2026 · Bonfire Ventures $11M +141%](https://millionrounds.com/company/katalyze-ai) **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 Manufacturing [**Series A** $19M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a/manufacturing) 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)[**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 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.