The complete playbook to raise $500K-3M for your startup. Based on data from 1,000+ successful seed rounds.
💡 Pro Tip:
Before reaching out to any investor, practice your pitch 20+ times. Record yourself and iterate. The best founders can explain their business in 30 seconds or 30 minutes equally well.
Build a target list of 100-150 investors. Quality over quantity - a targeted approach yields 10x better results than spray and pray.
Get our comprehensive 50-point checklist used by founders who've raised $500M+ in seed funding.
Typical seed rounds range from $500K to $3M, with the average being around $1.5M in 2025. The amount depends on your industry, traction, team, and geography. B2B SaaS companies often raise $1-2M, while deep tech startups might raise $2-5M due to higher capital requirements.
For B2B SaaS: $10-50K MRR, 10-20% MoM growth, 3-6 month sales cycle. For consumer apps: 50K+ MAU, 30%+ retention at day 30. For marketplaces: $50-100K GMV/month with 20%+ take rate. Pre-revenue teams can raise on strong backgrounds and large market opportunity.
Plan for 3-6 months from start to close. The process typically includes: 1 month preparation (deck, materials), 2-3 months active fundraising (50-100 investor meetings), 1 month due diligence and closing. Having warm introductions and strong metrics can accelerate to 2-3 months total.
Both have advantages. Angels: faster decisions, more flexible terms, valuable expertise, checks from $25K-250K. VCs: larger checks ($500K-2M), follow-on capital, extensive networks, but more dilution (15-25%). Many founders do a mix: lead VC + angel syndicate.
Seed valuations in 2025 typically range from $4M-15M post-money, with the median around $8M. Factors affecting valuation: founder experience (2-3x for repeat founders), traction (revenue multiples of 10-30x ARR), market size, and competition for the deal.