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Biggest crypto funding rounds 2026: 20 raised $4.31B, 2 hit $1B

By NAUT Research · · 7 min read

$4.31B Biggest crypto rounds raised by the 20 crypto rounds of $50M or more NAUT dates in 2026, read 13 November. Logos: Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Ionic Digital, Augustus, Prime Intellect, Gauntlet, Felix Pago.

NAUT tracks 20 crypto and Web3 funding rounds of $50M or more dated between 1 January and 13 November 2026, and together they raised $4.31B. The biggest crypto funding rounds of 2026 on NAUT's record are Polymarket and Kalshi at $1B each, followed by Crypto.com and Ionic Digital at $400M each.

Data as of 13 November 2026, from NAUT's funding records. NAUT holds 327 funding rounds dated 1 January to 13 November 2026 once ICO, IDO, IEO, public sale, node sale, launchpad, private sale and grant rows are set aside, across every sector it tracks, and they total $145.78B. 66 of them are $50M or more. A hand read of each company's record kept 22 of those 66 as crypto or Web3 rounds; the other 44 were AI, robotics and other companies with no crypto product, acquisitions, public-company share sales, a listing and debt rows with a weak crypto fit. 2 more came out: Bitbank's $288M row, because the outside check contradicted it as a funding round, and Whop's $200M Series D, because neither its NAUT record nor the cited report describes a crypto product. That leaves 20. 17 of the 20 rounds were put to an outside report: 16 amounts matched, the report for Kaiko did not state its $57M figure, and the 3 rounds of Fasset, World and ADI were not checked outside NAUT. Written by the NAUT research desk.

Which were the biggest crypto funding rounds of 2026, and who led each?

Ranked by the amount on NAUT's record, largest first. The stage is the round type NAUT stores, and the dates are 2026.

Company Raised Stage on NAUT Date
1. $1B Undisclosed 31 Aug
2. $1B Series G 29 Oct
3. $400M Strategic 16 Jul
4. $400M Undisclosed 26 Jun
5. $180M Series B 21 Jul
6. $130M Series A 8 Jul
7. $125M Series C 9 Jul
8. $113M Debt 1 Sep
9. $110M Series C 29 Sep
10. $100M Pipe 22 Sep
11. $100M Debt 28 Aug
12. $100M Strategic 10 Sep
13. $90M Series B 7 Oct
14. $90M Series B 6 Oct
15. $76M Series C 7 Jul
16. $68M Series C 24 Aug
17. $65M Funding Round 1 Jul
18. $57M Series B ext. 14 Sep
19. $52.5M Token sale 24 Jul
20. $50M Strategic 13 Jul

NAUT stores Felix Pago and USD.AI as Debt Financing, Kaiko as Extended Series B and World as Private Token Sale, a private token sale row the filter above keeps. Who led each round, with where the name comes from:

NAUT's record names a lead on 6 of the 20 rounds, and the outside reports name the lead, sole investor or lender for 11 more. 4 rounds carry a stage label that the report words differently: Ionic Digital's $400M was an equity private placement, Circle's $100M was a strategic equity investment by Binance, Felix Pago's $113M was a credit facility announced beside $87M of equity, and Venice's $65M was a Series A.

How big were the biggest crypto funding rounds?

Raised per round, the 20 largest crypto raises of 2026 on NAUT
  1. Polymarket$1000M
  2. Kalshi$1000M
  3. Crypto.com$400M
  4. Ionic Digital$400M
  5. Augustus$180M
  6. Prime Intellect$130M
  7. Gauntlet$125M
  8. Felix Pago$113M
  9. Jeeves$110M
  10. Circle$100M
  11. USD.AI$100M
  12. Payward$100M
  13. Nous Research$90M
  14. Spiko$90M
  15. EDX Markets$76M
  16. Fasset$68M
  17. Venice$65M
  18. Kaiko$57M
  19. World$52.5M
  20. ADI$50M

Polymarket and Kalshi took $2B, 46.4% of the $4.31B, and the 12 rounds of $100M or more took $3.76B, 87.3% of it. All 20 are dated between 26 June and 29 October 2026 on NAUT's record: 1 in June, 8 in July, 3 in August, 5 in September and 3 in October.

Why does February 2026 look so big in crypto funding 2026 data?

Because of 1 AI company. NAUT holds 8 rounds dated February 2026 that total $111.62B, and $110B of that is OpenAI's round of 27 February. The National reported that OpenAI raised $110B in new investment "to accelerate artificial intelligence development." Without it, February's 8 rounds hold $1.62B. OpenAI is outside the crypto scope, so it sits in none of the totals above.

What this tells a BD team

  • These teams have fresh cash and a reason to buy. All 20 rounds are dated between 26 June and 29 October 2026, and 12 of them are $100M or more.
  • Payments, stablecoins and tokenized cash are the biggest group. Augustus, Felix Pago, Jeeves, Circle, USD.AI and Spiko raised $693M between them.
  • Exchanges and trading venues are the next. Crypto.com, Payward and EDX Markets raised $576M.
How a BD team can work this list
  1. Pick the rounds that fit you12 of the 20 rounds are $100M or more, from Polymarket at $1B to Payward at $100M.
  2. Start with payments and stablecoinsAugustus, Felix Pago, Jeeves, Circle, USD.AI and Spiko raised $693M.
  3. Open the company pageEach company's NAUT page lists its team and the people who decide.
  4. Reach out while the round is newsThe October rounds, Kalshi (29 Oct), Nous Research (7 Oct) and Spiko (6 Oct), are the newest.

What this tells a founder raising

Which crypto investors backed 2 or more of the 20 biggest rounds?

Ranked by rounds, then by name. 8 of the 20 rounds have any backer on NAUT's record, so this counts NAUT's record plus the cited reports, and the 20 rounds listed above. Andreessen Horowitz counts at Felix Pago for the $87M of equity it led beside the $113M facility, per the report.

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How a founder can use this list
  1. Find who writes $50M+ checks6 rounds name a lead on NAUT's record, and the reports name 11 more, such as Tiger Global at Augustus.
  2. Look at strategic backersCitadel Securities, Binance and SBI Holdings put money into exchanges, stablecoins and DeFi risk tooling.
  3. Shortlist repeat backers8 firms sit in 2 or more of the 20 rounds, led by Coinbase Ventures in 3.
  4. Reach the partnerEach investor's NAUT page lists its team and its portfolio rounds.

How to reach the decision makers

Every company and investor above links to its NAUT page, which lists the team, the funding rounds and the people to contact. The 8 rounds with backers on NAUT's record carry 48 backer records between them, and most link to an investor page with that firm's own team.

Related reading on NAUT: Crypto funding statistics 2026: 327 rounds, $11.45B, 30 numbers and Crypto VC funding Q3 2026: NAUT 142 rounds, Galaxy 296 deals.

Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?

Yes. GET https://api.naut.so/v1/investors/sequoia-capital returns 1 fund with its team and its portfolio rows, each carrying company, roundType, amountUsd, announceDate and isLead, which is how a lead such as Kalshi's Series G reads, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/kalshi returns 1 company with its team. Every call is a GET with Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY and costs 5 credits, documented at https://naut.so/docs/api with plans at https://naut.so/pricing. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for the people on these pages unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so you can start a 7-day trial and reveal them.

Biggest crypto funding rounds FAQ

What were the biggest crypto funding rounds of 2026?

NAUT tracks 20 crypto rounds of $50M or more dated 1 January to 13 November 2026, totalling $4.31B. Polymarket and Kalshi lead at $1B each, then Crypto.com and Ionic Digital at $400M each.

Who led Kalshi's and Polymarket's $1B rounds in 2026?

Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management co-led Kalshi's $1B Series G of 29 October 2026. 1789 Capital leads Polymarket's $1B round, reported on 31 August 2026.

Why is February 2026 so large in funding totals?

OpenAI's $110B round of 27 February 2026 is $110B of the $111.62B NAUT holds for February. It is an AI round, so it is outside the 20 crypto rounds that raised $4.31B.

Where can I find the companies and investors behind the largest crypto raises, and their contacts?

On NAUT. All 20 companies in this report and the firms that backed them link to a naut.so page with the team, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/kalshi returns 1 company with its team. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for those people unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so you can start a 7-day trial and reveal them.

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