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Crypto funding October 2026: 60 rounds, $1.78B, Strive took 47%

By NAUT Research · · 7 min read

$1.78B Crypto funding across 60 rounds in October 2026, the 41 of them that disclosed an amount. Logos: Strive, Whop, HIVE Digital Technologies, Spiko, Nous Research, Mecka, meanwhile, Meow, Sequoia Capital.

Crypto funding October 2026 totalled $1782.4M: NAUT tracks 60 deals dated from 1 to 31 October 2026, and the 41 with a disclosed amount add up to that figure. Strive took $838.0M of it across 2 post-IPO rounds, 47% of the month's money, and Sequoia Capital led 3 rounds, more than any other firm on NAUT's record.

Data as of 2 November 2026, from NAUT's funding records. The window is every deal NAUT dates from 1 to 31 October 2026: 60 rows, 41 with a disclosed amount and 19 without, the 19 including all 10 M&A rows. Dates here are the announcement date on NAUT's record. Strive appears twice, as 2 separate post-IPO rounds, and both are counted. Leads and backers are NAUT's own record, so every count below is what NAUT holds rather than the full cap table: 42 of the 60 rounds carry at least 1 investor, and 27 name a lead. Sector figures put each round under the first sector tag on its NAUT record, and 33 of the 60 rows carry no sector tag at all. 7 of the 9 largest rounds are checked against 2 outside reports each, listed under Sources; the Whop and Meow rows stand on NAUT's own record, because this build did not confirm a quote on an outside report for either. NAUT Research wrote this report; no one paid for it.

Crypto funding October 2026: which rounds were the largest?

These are the 9 largest deals of the month by disclosed amount. Together they hold $1476.1M, 82.8% of the $1782.4M total.

Date Company Round Raised Lead
20 Oct Post-IPO $630.0M None named
13 Oct Post-IPO $208.0M None named
21 Oct Series D $200.0M
27 Oct Post-IPO debt $129.0M None named
6 Oct Series B $90.0M
7 Oct Series B $90.0M
7 Oct Series B $60.0M
8 Oct Undisclosed $37.5M
15 Oct Series B $31.6M

The 3 rows with no lead on NAUT's record are public-company deals, and their own announcements name no lead investor. Strive's larger deal was an upsized IPO of preferred stock that closed on 20 October, and its 13 October figure covers warrant exercises. HIVE's came through its BUZZ HPC unit, which signed a loan and security agreement with "an institutional lender" for a "single-digit, fixed-rate credit facility" of $129.0M, in the company's own announcement.

Which investors led crypto funding October 2026 rounds?

27 of the 60 rounds name a lead on NAUT's record. Sequoia Capital led 3 of them and Portal Ventures led 2; no other firm led more than 1. 18 firms appear on 2 or more rounds.

Ranked by the number of October 2026 rounds the firm appears on in NAUT's record, then by the combined size of those rounds:

Firm Rounds Led Combined
3 3 $290.0M
3 0 $150.0M
3 1 $52.5M
3 0 $45.5M
3 0 $19.9M
3 1 $15.0M
2 0 $150.0M
2 0 $97.5M
2 0 $56.5M
2 2 $18.0M

Rounds counts the October 2026 rounds the firm appears on, Led the subset it is named lead of, and Combined is the total disclosed size of those rounds, never the firm's own cheque. NVIDIA Venture Capital and M12 reach $150.0M on the same 2 Series Bs, at Nous Research and Mecka.

How much did the largest rounds raise?

Raised per round, the 9 largest of October 2026
  1. Strive, 20 Oct$630M
  2. Strive, 13 Oct$208M
  3. Whop$200M
  4. HIVE Digital Technologies$129M
  5. Spiko$90M
  6. Nous Research$90M
  7. Mecka$60M
  8. meanwhile$37.5M
  9. Meow$31.6M

The 32 other rounds with a disclosed amount split $306.3M between them, an average of $9.6M, which is the range most crypto startup funding sat in last month. 19 rounds disclosed nothing.

Crypto funding by sector and stage in October 2026

Each round sits under the first sector tag on its NAUT record, so no round is counted twice. 7 rounds carry more than 1 tag, and 33 of the 60 carry none.

Sector Rounds Disclosed total
Infrastructure 7 $171.0M
DeFi 5 $19.0M
AI 3 $90.0M
Stablecoins 2 $20.6M
Wallet 1 $200.0M
Money Market 1 $90.0M
DePIN 1 $90.0M
Insurance 1 $37.5M
DAT 1 $15.0M

5 more tags hold 1 round each: DEX ($5.0M), Tools ($2.5M), Payment ($2.4M), CEX and SocialFi, the last 2 with no amount disclosed.

By stage, seed was the busiest and post-IPO the biggest:

Stage Rounds Disclosed total
Seed 15 $99.0M
M&A 10 None disclosed
Strategic 7 $49.0M
Undisclosed 6 $73.5M
Series A 5 $52.0M
Series B 4 $271.6M
Post-IPO 3 $853.0M
OTC purchase 3 $5.5M
Pre-seed 2 $1.5M

5 stages hold 1 round each: Series D ($200.0M), post-IPO debt ($129.0M), extended Series A ($30.0M), extended seed ($16.0M) and a private token sale ($2.4M). The 4 public-company deals carried $982.0M, 55% of the month. The 29 priced venture rounds, pre-seed through Series D and including both extensions, came to $670.1M.

What this tells a BD team

  • 8 names hold most of the budget. The 9 largest rounds total $1476.1M, 82.8% of the month, and 8 companies sit behind them. Each has a NAUT page with its team.
  • 29 teams signed a priced round in October. Those pre-seed to Series D rounds came to $670.1M, so the money is fresh and the spend decisions are still open.
  • M&A is the quiet half of the feed. 10 of the 60 deals were acquisitions and none disclosed a price, so a target list built on announced amounts alone misses them.
How a BD team can work October 2026's rounds
  1. Start with the 9 largestStrive, Whop, HIVE Digital Technologies, Spiko, Nous Research, Mecka, meanwhile and Meow hold $1476.1M, 82.8% of the month.
  2. Add the 29 priced roundsPre-seed through Series D came to $670.1M in October, which is budget approved inside the last month.
  3. Find the decision makerEach company page on NAUT lists the team and says which channels NAUT holds on file.
  4. Go through the backer142 firms and 2 individual investors appear on these rounds, each with a NAUT page listing its own team.

What this tells a founder raising

  • Leads are thin on the record. 27 of the 60 rounds name a lead on NAUT, and only Sequoia Capital and Portal Ventures led more than 1.
  • Series B was where the venture money went. 4 Series Bs took $271.6M, against $99.0M across 15 seed rounds.
  • The repeat backers are reachable. 18 firms appear on 2 or more of the 60 rounds, and all 18 have a NAUT page with their team on it.
How a founder can use this month
  1. See who leads at your stageSequoia Capital led Whop's $200.0M Series D, NEA led Spiko's $90.0M Series B and Robot Ventures led Nous Research's $90.0M Series B.
  2. Shortlist the repeat namesSequoia Capital, NVIDIA Venture Capital, Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures and Tether each appear on 3 of the 60 rounds.
  3. Size your own ask15 seed rounds split $99.0M and 4 Series Bs split $271.6M, so size your ask against your stage rather than the monthly total.
  4. Ask for the partnerEach investor page on NAUT lists its team, so a warm intro starts from a named partner.

How to reach the decision makers

Every company and firm named above links to its NAUT page, which carries the team, the backers and the channels NAUT holds on file. Across these 60 rounds, 142 firms and 2 individual investors appear on NAUT's record, and each has a page of its own. The 18 rounds with no investor on NAUT's record still carry the company, its sector and its amount.

Related reading on NAUT: Crypto seed funding: 13 October rounds, $98.9M, median $5.0M and Crypto VC funding Q3 2026: NAUT 142 rounds, Galaxy 296 deals.

Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?

Yes. The round rows behind this report sit on each fund's own record, so GET https://api.naut.so/v1/investors/sequoia-capital returns Sequoia Capital's portfolio with the company, round type, amount, announcement date and lead flag on every row, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/strive returns Strive with its team. Both are GET calls with an Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY header, priced at 5 credits each, on the plans at naut.so/pricing and documented at naut.so/docs/api. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn addresses for the people on those records unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so you can start a 7-day trial and reach them the same week.

Crypto funding October 2026 FAQ

How much did crypto startups raise in October 2026?

$1782.4M, across the 41 of 60 deals dated 1 to 31 October 2026 that disclosed an amount on NAUT's record. The other 19 disclosed nothing, and 10 of those 19 were acquisitions.

Which crypto funding round was the largest in October 2026?

Strive raised the most: $630.0M in a post-IPO deal on 20 October 2026, and another $208.0M on 13 October. The largest priced venture round was Whop's $200.0M Series D on 21 October, led by Sequoia Capital.

Which investors led the most crypto funding rounds in October 2026?

Of the 27 October 2026 rounds that name a lead on NAUT's record, Sequoia Capital led 3 and Portal Ventures led 2, and no other firm led more than 1. On appearances rather than leads, 6 firms sit on 3 rounds each: Sequoia, NVIDIA Venture Capital, Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures and Tether.

Which sectors raised the most crypto funding in October 2026?

Counting each of the 60 rounds under the first sector tag on its NAUT record, Infrastructure had the most rounds at 7 for $171.0M, and Wallet had the largest single total at $200.0M from 1 round. 33 of the 60 rows carry no sector tag.

Where can I find the teams and investors behind these crypto funding rounds?

On NAUT. The 8 names behind the 9 largest October 2026 rounds each have a NAUT page with their team, and so do the 142 firms and 2 individual investors recorded on the 60 rounds; GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/strive returns the same records through the API. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so you can start a 7-day trial.

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