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Silicon Valley shifts AI funding to crypto tapping an Ethereum ICO blueprint
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Y Combinator wants to fund crypto startups that make AI fundraising easier, expand stablecoin banking, and build financial tools for agents, according to its October request for founders.
Key facts
- YC and Coinbase's Sept. 23, 2025 request already sought stablecoins, tokenization, trading, on-chain capital formation and apps and agents
- Visiting partner Nemil Dalal shared the call on Oct. 28, saying YC wanted to fund more crypto companies solving financial needs
- For founders responding now, YC's application page lists the Winter 2027 batch as running from January through March in San Francisco
- The AI capital-raising request connects AI businesses' financing needs with crypto's fundraising history
Summary
01 Y Combinator seeks startups using blockchain to ease AI capital raising, alongside stablecoin banking, trading and agent infrastructure. 02 The October request builds on YC's 2025 onchain agenda, which already included capital formation and financial applications for agents. 03 YC's on-time Winter 2027 application deadline is November 2 at 8pm Pacific, with late applications still considered. Visiting partner Nemil Dalal shared the call on Oct. 28, saying YC wanted to fund more crypto companies solving financial needs.