Overview

A curated list of Web3, crypto, and blockchain startups that raised under $15M between May 2025 and May 2026. Compiled from public news sources (Cryip weekly fundraising reports, Crunchbase, Fortune, The Block, CoinDesk, TechCrunch, Axios, BusinessWire). Founder emails are typically not publicly disclosed; where listed, they come from company websites or press releases. For most, the best contact path is via LinkedIn or the company's listed press/contact email.

Last updated: May 5, 2026

Companies

1. YO Labs

• Funding: $10M Series A (December 2025)
• Lead investor: Foundation Capital; participation from Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Launchpad Capital
• Category: Cross-chain DeFi yield optimization
• Founders: Driss Benamour (Co-Founder & CEO, ex-Uber Head of FinTech Products); Mehdi Lebbar (Co-Founder & CIO)
• Website: yo.xyz
• LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/yo-protocol
• Email: Not public; contact via website / LinkedIn
• News: CoinDesk coverage

2. Nava

• Funding: $8.3M Seed (April 2026)
• Lead investors: Polychain Capital, Archetype (co-led); Hack VC, FalconX, Seed Club, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan
• Category: Verification/trust layer for AI financial agents
• Founders: Vyas Krishnan (CEO, ex-EigenLayer first employee/Product Lead); Brianna Montgomery (ex-EigenLayer Strategy & Growth)
• LinkedIn (Vyas): https://www.linkedin.com/in/vyaskrishnan/