New crypto projects 2026: NAUT tracks 30 crypto teams whose first funding round on NAUT's record came at seed, angel or incubator stage between 1 July and 13 November 2026, with no earlier round on record. 12 of them raised a seed or angel round, led by Vest Exchange at $13M, and 18 entered an incubator program.
How this list was built: on 13 November 2026, NAUT read every project in its database whose first round is dated 1 July 2026 or later with none before it, 228 rows. A first round on NAUT's record is a weak sign of a new project when it is a Series B or a stock sale, so this list keeps the 78 rows whose first round is pre-seed, seed, angel or incubation. From those 78, 4 have no NAUT page, 1 is not a project-type row on NAUT, 4 build AI products with no crypto link in their description, 18 have no description on NAUT that shows what they build, and 21 have a description that names no crypto product. That leaves 30. NAUT's source check read 10 of the 228 rows, all large later-stage rounds outside this list, so every date and amount below is NAUT's own record.
New crypto projects 2026: which raised a seed or angel round?
12 early stage crypto startups raised a seed or angel round as their first round on NAUT's record, and 11 of them have an amount on file, $70.5M together with a median of $7M. The table is sorted by round date, newest first.
| Project | Date | Round | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
 CRSHMARKET |
2 Nov | Seed $3.5M | Prediction Market |
 Bloquo |
31 Oct | Seed $3.7M | Payment |
 Cancore |
27 Oct | Seed $7.2M | Not tagged |
 Dataline |
21 Oct | Seed $10.6M | AI |
 HoneyB |
20 Oct | Seed $5M | DeFi, RWA |
 EFY Finance |
13 Oct | Seed, no amount | Payment |
 Vest Exchange |
7 Oct | Seed $13M | DeFi |
 Imperial |
6 Oct | Seed $1.5M | DEX |
 Antarctic |
7 Sep | Seed $7M | DEX |
 Polaris |
3 Sep | Angel $1M | Stablecoins |
 Firelight |
1 Sep | Seed $8M | Not tagged |
 V12 |
30 Jul | Seed $10M | DeFi |
Trading is the biggest cluster: Vest Exchange describes a multi-chain perpetual DEX, Imperial runs perps on Solana, Antarctic a perpetual futures exchange and V12 a perpetual order book. Bloquo and EFY Finance are stablecoin and crypto payment apps, and HoneyB calls itself a yield layer for Bitcoin.
How much did each new crypto project raise?
EFY Finance has a seed round on NAUT with no amount, so it stays out of the chart.
New crypto projects 2026: which came out of a crypto incubator?
18 of the 30 entered a crypto incubator as their first round on NAUT's record. 15 are dated 25 August 2026 at $500K each on NAUT, and 3 more, ClawPump, Morfi Markets and OWNIT, are dated 1 September with no amount; all 3 name the @incubator account in their own NAUT description.
| Project | Date | Amount | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
 ClawPump |
1 Sep | Not on NAUT | Launchpad |
 Morfi Markets |
1 Sep | Not on NAUT | Not tagged |
 OWNIT |
1 Sep | Not on NAUT | Prop Fund |
 Alloco |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Funds |
 D0 |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Payment |
 De¹ |
25 Aug | $0.5M | DeFAI, AI |
 ElfomoFi |
25 Aug | $0.5M | DEX |
 Facto |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Payment |
 FinTax |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Not tagged |
 Kravata |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Infrastructure |
 Liquorice |
25 Aug | $0.5M | DeFi |
 Nexroute |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Infrastructure |
 Roostoo |
25 Aug | $0.5M | AI |
 SmartX |
25 Aug | $0.5M | SocialFi |
 Surgepay |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Payment, Wallet |
 TradeNeutral |
25 Aug | $0.5M | DeFi |
 ViFi Labs |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Stablecoins, DeFi |
 XStable |
25 Aug | $0.5M | Not tagged |
3 of the group, D0, Facto and Surgepay, build stablecoin or onchain payment rails, and Kravata runs a fiat to crypto ramp for Latin America.
What this tells a BD team
- All 30 have an X handle on NAUT's record and none has a launched token on NAUT's record, so they are pre-token teams you can reach today.
- August was the busiest month, with 15 of the 30 first rounds, all from the 25 August incubator batch.
- 4 trading venues raised seed money: Vest Exchange, V12, Antarctic and Imperial. Market makers, oracles and liquidity providers have a short list here.
What this tells a crypto founder raising now
- A seed round in this list ran from $1M at Polaris to $13M at Vest Exchange, with a median of $7M across the 11 with an amount.
- An incubator entry is the other route in: 18 of the 30 started there, 15 of them at $500K on NAUT's record.
- Your own NAUT page is where investors land: a project with no description on NAUT cannot be sorted by what it builds, which is why 18 rows fell out of this list.
How to reach the teams behind these new crypto projects
To check which new crypto projects raised in 2026 in your own sector, start from these tables. Every name above links to its NAUT page, which carries its X handle and any team members NAUT holds for it. Search a founder's name on naut.so to open their person page, which says which channels NAUT has on file.
Related reading on NAUT: Crypto accelerators: 74 startups in 6 cohorts, 21 in trading and Crypto seed funding: 13 October rounds, $98.9M, median $5.0M.
Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?
Yes: GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects?token=pre§or=DeFi runs a project search for pre-token DeFi projects, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/vest-exchange returns 1 company with its team, each at 5 credits with your key sent as Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY. The API docs list every parameter, and the pricing page shows the plans from Essential at $49 a month for 3,000 credits. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial to reach these teams.
New crypto projects 2026 FAQ
Which new crypto projects raised their first round in 2026?
NAUT tracks 30 new crypto projects whose first round on its record came at seed, angel or incubator stage between 1 July and 13 November 2026, led by Vest Exchange at $13M, Dataline at $10.6M and V12 at $10M.
How much do new crypto projects raise at seed in 2026?
Across the 11 seed and angel first rounds with an amount on NAUT between 1 July and 13 November 2026, the total is $70.5M and the median is $7M, from $1M at Polaris to $13M at Vest Exchange.
How many new crypto projects joined a crypto incubator in 2026?
18 of the 30 new crypto projects NAUT tracks from 1 July to 13 November 2026 recorded an incubation round as their first round, 15 of them on 25 August 2026 at $500K each on NAUT's record.
Where can I find the founders of new crypto projects and their contact channels?
NAUT holds a page for each of the 30 new crypto projects in this list, all 30 with an X handle, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/<slug> returns each one with its team. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.