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Crypto VC funding September 2026: 34 rounds, 1 fund backed 6

By NAUT Research · · 8 min read

$538.7M Crypto VC funding raised by 26 of the 34 crypto venture rounds NAUT dates to September 2026. Logos: Jeeves, Payward, Kaiko, HIFI, Latitude, Cari Network, OpenReserve, dtcpay, NG.CASH, Atum.

For crypto VC funding September 2026, NAUT tracks 34 venture rounds at 34 crypto companies, and the 26 that disclosed an amount raised $538.7M, with a median round of $10.00M. Coinbase Ventures backed 6 of the 34 on NAUT's record, more than any other investor, and the largest round was Jeeves's $110M Series C led by CoinFund.

Data as of 14 November 2026, from NAUT's funding records. NAUT dates 68 deal rows to September 2026. 27 are not venture rounds (12 M&A, 6 incubation, 3 debt financing, 3 typed Undisclosed, 1 PIPE, 1 post-IPO and 1 OTC purchase), and no token-sale round types fall in the month. Of the 41 venture-type rows left, 7 were dropped as non-crypto: 3 are AI or biotech companies, checked against public sources, 3 have NAUT descriptions that name a non-crypto product, and 1 has no description at all. That leaves 34 rounds. The 10 largest were checked against a press report: 9 matched on amount, and the reports cited for dtcpay gave a different figure for its extended Series A, so its $15M is NAUT's stored number. The other 24 rounds were not put through that check. Every total below is NAUT's record, and a round with no amount on file counts toward the 34 but not toward the $538.7M.

Which crypto VC funding September 2026 rounds closed, and who led each?

All 34 crypto funding rounds, by NAUT's announce date. The lead column shows the investor NAUT flags as lead, plus 1 lead named only in the cited press report.

Date Company Round Raised Lead
1 Sep Seed $8M
1 Sep Strategic $8M Not on file
2 Sep Strategic $32.5M Not on file
3 Sep Series A $10M ,
3 Sep Seed $25M a16z crypto, per the cited report
3 Sep Pre Seed $1.25M Not on file
3 Sep Angel $1M Not on file
4 Sep Strategic Not disclosed Not on file
7 Sep Seed $7M Not on file
8 Sep Strategic Not disclosed Not on file
8 Sep Strategic Not disclosed Not on file
8 Sep Strategic $6M Not on file
9 Sep Series A $35M
9 Sep Extended Series C Not disclosed
10 Sep Strategic $100M Not on file
14 Sep Extended Series B $57M
15 Sep Extended Series A $10M Not on file
16 Sep Seed $13.25M
17 Sep Angel Not disclosed Not on file
17 Sep Pre Seed $2M
18 Sep Extended Series A $15M Not on file
20 Sep Strategic $2M Not on file
21 Sep Seed $8M
21 Sep Seed Not disclosed Not on file
22 Sep Seed $13.5M
22 Sep Seed $6M Not on file
22 Sep Strategic Not disclosed Not on file
23 Sep Seed $3M
23 Sep Strategic $15M
24 Sep Pre Seed $1.7M ,
24 Sep Series A $37M
28 Sep Extended Seed $11.5M , , ,
29 Sep Series C $110M
29 Sep Strategic Not disclosed Not on file

NAUT flags a lead on 15 of the 34 rounds, and 17 firms hold those flags. Blockchain Capital carries 3 of them and Maven 11 Capital 2. The report cited for OpenReserve names a16z crypto as the lead of its $25M seed, a lead that is not yet on NAUT's round record. Strategic is the most common label, with 11 rounds, 6 of them disclosing $163.5M. For Cari Network, NAUT's label is Strategic, while the cited report describes the $32.5M as the first tranche of its first outside funding round.

Who were the 10 largest raisers, and who backed them?

The 10 largest rounds hold $440M, 82% of the $538.7M disclosed. Backers are NAUT's record for each round.

Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.

How much did each startup raise in September 2026?

Raised per round, the 10 largest of the 26 that disclosed
  1. Jeeves$110M
  2. Payward$100M
  3. Kaiko$57M
  4. HIFI$37M
  5. Latitude$35M
  6. Cari Network$32.5M
  7. OpenReserve$25M
  8. dtcpay$15M
  9. NG.CASH$15M
  10. Atum$13.5M

Jeeves and Payward alone raised $210M, 39% of the disclosed total; 8 rounds have no amount on file, from Crypto.com to trmlabs.

Which crypto investors backed the most crypto VC funding September 2026 rounds?

102 distinct backers sit on 28 of the 34 rounds on NAUT's record. 8 firms appear in 2 or more, ranked here by the number of September rounds each backed.

Investor Rounds Lead flags Which rounds
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September 2026 crypto rounds backed, investors on 2 or more
  1. Coinbase Ventures6
  2. Blockchain Capital3
  3. Maven 11 Capital3
  4. Faction2
  5. Wintermute2
  6. Mirana Ventures2
  7. Y Combinator2
  8. ParaFi Capital2

The 6 Coinbase Ventures rounds disclosed $235M between them, from Jeeves's $110M to CatchBack's $8M.

What this tells a BD team

  • Payments and neobanks took the biggest share. By first NAUT sector tag, 5 Payment rounds raised $110.5M and 4 Neobank rounds raised $142.5M: 9 rounds and $253M, 47% of the disclosed total.
  • Most of the 34 teams are early. 15 rounds were at seed stage or earlier (9 Seed, 3 Pre Seed, 2 Angel and 1 Extended Seed), so many of these teams are still choosing vendors.
  • The large rounds are few. 10 rounds of $13.5M or more hold $440M; the other 16 that disclosed raised $98.7M between them.
How a BD team can work this list
  1. Pick the sector9 Payment and Neobank rounds raised $253M, from Jeeves to Atum.
  2. Size the account10 rounds of $13.5M or more hold $440M of the $538.7M disclosed.
  3. Open the company pageEach NAUT company page, such as Latitude, lists its team and backers.
  4. Reach out while it is newsEvery round here is dated 1 to 29 September 2026, so the raise is still a fresh opening line.

What this tells a crypto founder

How a founder can use this list
  1. Shortlist repeat backers8 firms backed 2 or more of the 34 rounds, led by Coinbase Ventures with 6.
  2. Match your stageMaven 11 Capital led 2 pre-seed rounds, and Variant led Atum's $13.5M seed.
  3. Look at strategic money11 Strategic rounds disclosed $163.5M across 6 of them, from Payward to PonyGo.
  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 backers and the people to contact. The 34 company pages cover every round in the table, and each of the 8 repeat investors has its own NAUT page. 6 rounds carry no backer on NAUT's record (Cari Network, ParlayX, Antarctic, Crypto.com, OG_com and Payward); for those, start with the company's own team.

Related reading on NAUT: Crypto VC funding Q3 2026: NAUT 142 rounds, Galaxy 296 deals and Crypto funding October 2026: 60 rounds, $1.78B, Strive took 47%.

Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?

Yes. GET https://api.naut.so/v1/investors/coinbase-ventures returns 1 fund with its team and portfolio rows, each carrying company, roundType, amountUsd, announceDate and isLead, which is where its 6 September rounds sit, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/jeeves returns 1 company with its team, each call 5 credits with the key sent as Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY (docs, pricing). Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for the people on these pages unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.

Crypto VC funding September 2026 FAQ

How much did crypto startups raise in September 2026?

NAUT tracks 34 crypto venture rounds dated September 2026, and the 26 that disclosed an amount raised $538.7M, with a median of $10.00M. Jeeves ($110M) and Payward ($100M) were the 2 largest.

Who invested in crypto startups in September 2026?

NAUT's record holds 102 distinct backers on 28 of the 34 crypto venture rounds of September 2026. Coinbase Ventures backed 6, Blockchain Capital and Maven 11 Capital 3 each, and 5 more firms 2 each.

Which crypto startup raised the most in September 2026?

Jeeves raised the most: a $110M Series C on 29 September 2026, led by CoinFund with 11 backers on NAUT's record. Payward was next with a $100M Strategic round on 10 September 2026.

How many September 2026 crypto rounds were seed stage or earlier?

15 of the 34 crypto venture rounds NAUT dates to September 2026 were seed stage or earlier: 9 Seed, 3 Pre Seed, 2 Angel and 1 Extended Seed. The largest was OpenReserve's $25M seed on 3 September.

Where can I find the teams and investors behind these rounds, and their contact channels?

On NAUT: all 34 companies and the 8 repeat investors from September 2026 have a page on naut.so, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/jeeves returns a company with its team. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.

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