Venture capital, or VC, is money from investment firms that buy a stake in young companies in the hope the stake becomes much more valuable. When VC flows into crypto, it shows which ideas pr
Venture capital, or VC, is money from investment firms that buy a stake in young companies in the hope the stake becomes much more valuable. When VC flows into crypto, it shows which ideas professional investors think can grow, and it often moves ahead of the products people use. This guide lists dated Q4 2026 funding rounds we could verify, explains the terms, and offers a careful reading of the pattern alongside broader regulatory moves in Q4 2026.
We want to be upfront about the limits. The big deal databases are paid or blocked to automated readers, so this is not a full count. It is a verified sample of dated deals plus one public tracker’s totals.
Key takeaway: The Q4 deals we could verify went mostly to companies with revenue or a strategic partner behind them, not to new tokens. Three of the seven were in AI infrastructure. Treat that as a sample, not a market-wide statistic.
Dates come from the announcement or the news report. A report that a company is seeking money is not the same as a closed round, and we mark it that way.
Date Company Amount Valuation Lead or notable backers Oct 6 OKX Undisclosed $25B Extension of a March round led by Intercontinental Exchange. New backers include Circle, Qube Research and Technologies, Ripple and SC Ventures Oct 8 Meanwhile $37.5M Not stated Led by Bain Capital Crypto, with Haun Ventures, Framework, Pantera, Apollo and others. Total raised above $180M Oct 15 Binance.US Seeking up to $100M, reported About $1B sought Bloomberg report. Not a closed round Oct 18 AIsa Seed extension, total above $9M Not stated Tether Capital and HIVEN joined existing backers Oct 27 Luxor $16M Not stated Led by CMT Digital, with Canaan and MicroBT Oct 29 Kalshi $1B Series G $40B Co-led by Wellington Management and Sequoia Oct 29 Phase $45M commitment Not stated From one founder, Kirill Eves. No outside investors Nov 10 Index Industries $50M seed Not stated Tokenized assets. Lead name partly cut off on the page Nov 10 Alta, formerly Metal $47.5M Series A Not stated Led by Index Ventures. Listed under the L1 category on DefiLlama; product details not verified Nov 10 Marble $11M seed Not stated Trading. Lead name partly cut off on the pageThe last three rows come from DefiLlama’s public raises page, where some lead investor names are shortened. We do not show names we cannot read in full.
Kalshi is a regulated prediction market rather than a crypto company, and it appears here because crypto data trackers and news outlets cover it. Phase is not VC at all, since its backer is a single founder.
DefiLlama’s raises page said on November 12, 2026 that it lists 7,365 funding rounds with $150.203 billion in disclosed funding since tracking began, and that 63 rounds were announced in the last 30 days, raising $1.836 billion. The page does not say whether Kalshi’s $1 billion is counted. If it is, it would be more than half of the 30-day total, so a single deal can swing a month.
DefiLlama’s Raises Overview on November 12, 2026, showing 7,365 total funding rounds, $150.203 billion in disclosed funding, and $1.836 billion raised across 63 rounds in the last 30 days.
On a phone the same summary line and totals appear first, then the chart, so the headline numbers are readable without scrolling sideways.
On a phone, DefiLlama’s raises page keeps the 30-day summary line, total funding rounds (7,365), and total funding amount ($150.203B) above the chart.
The most recent firm-level count we could verify covers the first half of 2026, not Q4. According to CryptoRank data cited by Cointelegraph in July, Coinbase Ventures led with 30 deals in H1 2026, followed by Animoca Brands with 19, a16z with 18 and Tether with 15. Over the previous 12 months, Coinbase Ventures completed 75 deals, Animoca 40, YZi Labs 39, GSR 31 and a16z 30.
Firm H1 2026 deals Last 12 months to July Coinbase Ventures 30 75 Animoca Brands 19 40 a16z 18 30 Tether 15 Not listed YZi Labs Not listed 39 GSR Not listed 31Funds are also raising. Paradigm said in July it raised $1.2B and is widening into AI, and Framework Ventures reported a $400M fund in June that goes beyond crypto into AI, robotics and energy. Both fall before Q4, so we treat them as background, not Q4 deals.
We opened several of the Q4 companies’ public pages on November 12 on desktop, tablet and phone. We did not use any product or confirm any figure beyond what each site says.
OKX published its own announcement, dated October 6 and updated October 15, saying the new money comes at a $25 billion pre-money valuation from Circle, QRT, Ripple and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered. That confirms the investor list from a primary source.
OKX’s official announcement confirming its strategic investment extension from Circle, QRT, Ripple, and SC Ventures at a $25 billion pre-money valuation.
Meanwhile sells life insurance priced in Bitcoin. Its homepage reads “Life Insurance. Now in Bitcoin.” with a single Get started button, which fits a company selling to ordinary households, not to traders.
Meanwhile’s homepage on November 12, 2026, pitching Bitcoin-denominated life insurance after its $37.5 million round led by Bain Capital Crypto.
Luxor describes itself as a full-stack compute company, from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, and shows logos of mining firms such as MARA, Cipher Mining and TeraWulf. It says over 3,000 companies trust it, which is its own claim that we did not check.
Luxor’s homepage presenting its full-stack Bitcoin mining and AI compute infrastructure alongside partner mining logos after its $16 million round.
The points below are our reading of a small sample, not facts reported by the investors.
Money went to businesses with a customer, not to new tokens. Kalshi reported more than $1B in annualized revenue from non-sports markets, Meanwhile cited rising demand for its policies, and OKX is an operating exchange. None of the verified Q4 rounds was a new token launch. A sample of ten cannot prove a trend, but it points toward revenue over narrative.
AI infrastructure shows up repeatedly. AIsa, Luxor and Phase all pitch AI-related infrastructure, three of seven Q4 deals before the DefiLlama rows. This matches the AI crypto theme we covered in our market structure and trading coverage, although these are companies, not tokens you can buy.
Strategic money is prominent. OKX’s round came from a stablecoin issuer, a payments company, a trading firm and a bank’s venture arm. AIsa took Tether Capital. When the buyer of a startup’s services is also an investor, the funding can be as much a partnership as a bet on returns.
Valuations are being reset in some cases. Binance.US is reportedly seeking about $1 billion, against a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation in 2022, which is about 78% lower. That is a report about a round that had not closed.
We could not check which deals are missing, and November has only 12 days of data. Treat every pattern here as a question to test against a full database.
A big number is not proof that a company will succeed. Check whether the round is closed or only reported, whether the amount is committed or paid, who led it, and whether the valuation was disclosed. Look for strategic investors who may also be customers, and be careful with rounds where one person is the only backer, as with Phase.
DefiLlama listed 63 rounds worth $1.836 billion in the 30 days to November 12, 2026. That is one tracker’s figure, and it may not include every deal, so it is not a final Q4 total.
Kalshi’s $1 billion Series G at a $40 billion valuation on October 29. Kalshi is a prediction market, not a crypto company, so a crypto-only count may leave it out.
The latest ranking we could verify is for H1 2026, where Coinbase Ventures led with 30 deals according to CryptoRank. We could not find a Q4 ranking.
No. Venture funding does not mean a company is safe, and most startups fail. Funding rounds also do not give you any claim on a token.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency and digital asset markets carry significant risk. Always do your own research before making decisions.
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