# Seed Round

*Startups & Venture Capital — Finicade finance glossary*

A seed round funds the search for product-market fit — enough capital to build, launch and iterate for 18 to 24 months. It's usually the first priced round or a large SAFE, and the milestone it buys is evidence that customers want the product enough to pay repeatedly. Seed sizes have inflated substantially, and with them the expectations a company must clear to raise a Series A.

**Also known as:** seed funding, seed stage, seed investment

**Related terms:** [Series A](https://finicade.com/glossary/series-a), [Pre-Seed](https://finicade.com/glossary/pre-seed), [Product-Market Fit](https://finicade.com/glossary/product-market-fit), [SAFE](https://finicade.com/glossary/safe), [Runway](https://finicade.com/glossary/runway)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/seed-round