Binance Labs is an investment venture arm and incubator of Binance, a leading crypto exchange, based in Malta. The fund invests in early-stage startups with valid revolutionary products. Binance Labs aims to expand the Binance ecosystem with a priority focus on blockchain infrastructure, NFT and DeFi projects..
Since 2017, more than two hundred projects across 25 countries on 5 continents have obtained investments from Binance Labs. The company also led more than 50 crypto-native Web3 startups through its incubation program, including such projects as Polygon, Dune Analytics, and Perpetual Protocol.
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) Overview
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) - About
Being a VC investment firm and accelerator of Binance, Binance Labs is on the way of seeking the next great industry innovation and Web3 breakout star to make a bright forward-looking investment, launch a new market trend, and thereby, expand the influence of the Binance ecosystem.
Binance Labs uncovers and empowers operating blockchain ventures, startups, and communities, providing them with investments, multi-layered support, and growth expertise to accelerate the worldwide spread and influence of the blockchain technologies. Binance Labs is oriented on fast-executing, savvy, and groundbreaking teams with the projection of significant future impact on the crypto space and backs them with a wide range of experts and mentorship, enhancing the legal basement, talent acquisition, marketing, and PR approach.
By August 2022, Binance Labs already had $7.5 billion in assets under management, with more than 200 crypto projects in its portfolio.
The most prominent investments were the following: Polygon, Kava, NEAR Protocol, Aptos, Maverick Protocol, MultiversX, Ankr, Neutron, Gala, Chiliz, Web3Go, and many more bright projects.
Here is the current balance of interests in the portfolio.
Total number of investments: 215
- DeFi: 22%
- Blockchain Service: 21.4%
- Blockchain Infrastructure: 20.3%
- GameFi: 19.2%
- Social: 5.6%
- NFT: 4.4%
- CeFi: 3.3%
- Other: 1.1%
- Stablecoin: 0.6%
- Currency: 1.6%
- Meme: 0.6%
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) - Industries
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) - Portfolio Performance
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) – Investment Rounds
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) – Portfolio
| Score | Project | Current Price | Chg (24h) | Retail ROI | Retail ATH ROI | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 |  Celestia | $0.469 | 8.36% | 0.469x | 20.85x | |
95 |  LayerZero | $1.93 | 3.03% | N/A | N/A | |
N/A |  Bitquery | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
78 |  Polyhedra Network | $0.00582 | 3.27% | 0.00582x | 4.01x | |
91 |  Ethena | $0.215 | 4.13% | N/A | N/A |
YZi Labs (Prev. Binance Labs) – Co-investors
| Fund | Score | Type | Project Support | Social Influence | Retail ROI | Co-investments | Total Investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Polychain Capital | Very High | Venture | Very High | High | 31.80x | 11 | 58 |
 OKX Ventures | N/A | Venture | N/A | N/A | 3.42x | 9 | 44 |
 dao5 | Medium | DAO | Medium | Low | 0.489x | 9 | 29 |
 Amber Group | Medium | Corporate | High | Low | 2.01x | 7 | 45 |
 Animoca Brands (Ventures) | Very High | Corporate | Medium | Very High | 0.361x | 7 | 49 |
