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What is seed funding

Updated 26 Oct 2026

Seed: The round that funds a first product and a first team, before a Series A.

83,103

Startups whose last round is a seed round

$1.0M

Median last round, 55,170 with an amount

By country

United States36,518 China5,465 India5,123 United Kingdom4,708 South Korea2,420 Canada2,039 Germany2,017 France1,958 Brazil1,448 Singapore1,281

Table 1. Startups whose last round is a seed round by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 26 October 2026. Base: 83,103.

Glossary

Accelerator Angel group Angel investor Convertible note Corporate venture capital Family office Fund of funds Incubator Micro VC Pre-seed Private equity firm Secondary market Syndicate Unicorn Venture capital firm Venture debt