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What is pre-seed funding

Updated 26 Oct 2026

Pre-seed: The round before seed, usually the first outside money a company takes.

31,133

Startups whose last round is a pre-seed round

$0.2M

Median last round, 21,482 with an amount

By country

United States13,813 United Kingdom2,148 India1,639 Canada995 Germany841 Brazil679 Australia568 Singapore520 France467 Spain438

Table 1. Startups whose last round is a pre-seed round by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 26 October 2026. Base: 31,133.

Glossary

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