DeFi· ★★★· bullish·

Y Combinator seeks startups to ease AI fundraising via blockchain

  • —YC cites Ethereum's ICO as a precedent for blockchain-based AI fundraising
  • —The request spans stablecoins, trading, RWA and agent infrastructure
  • —Winter 2027 deadline is November 2, late applications still reviewed
  • —It extends YC and Coinbase's onchain agenda from September 23, 2025
Why it matters: The top accelerator is creating demand for crypto rails for AI capital, which could revive tokenization and stablecoin services.
Source: CryptoSlate