YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin
In Brief Posted: 11:54 AM PST · February 3, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Dominic-Madori Davis YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins, crypto YC partner Nemil Dala told The Block. YC’s famous “standard deal” is that it invests $500,000 into startups accepted into its program in exchange for 7% of their companies. Now that deal is hitting the blockchain (Base, Solana, and Ethereum, to be exact), starting with the upcoming spring batch. Dala said that stablecoin transfers are often more effective, specifically for founders working in emerging markets. But also, YC is putting its money where its mouth is, so to speak. Last fall,…
