Key Takeaways
- • Pharos closed a $44 million Series A for on-chain real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure, bringing total funding to $52 million and signaling sustained institutional investor appetite for compliance-enabled blockchain settlement rails in Asia and beyond.
- • Oh raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Maven11 Capital to build Web3 AI platforms and decentralized AI services (including OhChat), demonstrating investor confidence in projects at the intersection of crypto infrastructure and consumer-facing AI products.
- • Recent crypto fundraising spans multiple verticals—infrastructure, AI, consumer fintech, social apps, prediction markets, exchanges, and DeFi—with disclosed rounds ranging from seven figures to $44 million, reflecting a broad capital return across the sector rather than concentration in a single theme.
- • Crypto startups raised $76 million in the first week of Q2 2026, with funding momentum driven by projects combining financial utility, consumer adoption, and compliance-grade infrastructure.
Summary
Crypto fundraising activity accelerated in mid-April 2026, with CryptoDep's April 13 roundup of recent funding events revealing sustained investor interest across infrastructure, AI, DeFi, and consumer applications. The funding landscape reflects a shift toward projects addressing real-world financial utility and compliance rather than speculative or infrastructure-only narratives.
Pharos emerged as the marquee raise, closing a $44 million Series A for on-chain real-world asset infrastructure targeting Asia and markets beyond. The company, which describes itself as a financial-grade, asset-native Layer 1 chain, aims to combine compliance, settlement rails, and blockchain infrastructure into a unified stack. The funding brings Pharos' total capitalization to $52 million and represents a strong signal that institutional capital remains committed to RWA narratives, particularly where projects can demonstrate regulatory alignment and operational settlement capability.
In the AI-crypto overlap, Oh secured $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Maven11 Capital, with participation from L1D, Auros Global, Hashed, Maelstrom Fund, and Cadenza Ventures. Earlier backers including Cyber Fund, Kosmos VC, and Tangent also joined the round. Oh is developing a Web3 AI platform and decentralized AI service tools, notably OhChat, positioning itself at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure and consumer-grade artificial intelligence. This funding reflects investor willingness to back AI-native crypto projects when product-market fit appears clear.
Beyond these two flagship raises, the broader roundup captures funding activity in consumer rewards platforms, social applications, prediction markets, and decentralized finance protocols, with individual rounds spanning from seven figures upward. The diversity of funded verticals suggests that capital is flowing across multiple segments of the crypto ecosystem simultaneously, rather than concentrating exclusively in any single narrative. Early Q2 2026 data showed crypto startups raising $76 million in the first week alone, indicating sustained momentum and investor confidence in the sector's ability to deliver consumer and enterprise value.
Pharos emerged as the marquee raise, closing a $44 million Series A for on-chain real-world asset infrastructure targeting Asia and markets beyond. The company, which describes itself as a financial-grade, asset-native Layer 1 chain, aims to combine compliance, settlement rails, and blockchain infrastructure into a unified stack. The funding brings Pharos' total capitalization to $52 million and represents a strong signal that institutional capital remains committed to RWA narratives, particularly where projects can demonstrate regulatory alignment and operational settlement capability.
In the AI-crypto overlap, Oh secured $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Maven11 Capital, with participation from L1D, Auros Global, Hashed, Maelstrom Fund, and Cadenza Ventures. Earlier backers including Cyber Fund, Kosmos VC, and Tangent also joined the round. Oh is developing a Web3 AI platform and decentralized AI service tools, notably OhChat, positioning itself at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure and consumer-grade artificial intelligence. This funding reflects investor willingness to back AI-native crypto projects when product-market fit appears clear.
Beyond these two flagship raises, the broader roundup captures funding activity in consumer rewards platforms, social applications, prediction markets, and decentralized finance protocols, with individual rounds spanning from seven figures upward. The diversity of funded verticals suggests that capital is flowing across multiple segments of the crypto ecosystem simultaneously, rather than concentrating exclusively in any single narrative. Early Q2 2026 data showed crypto startups raising $76 million in the first week alone, indicating sustained momentum and investor confidence in the sector's ability to deliver consumer and enterprise value.
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