Binance Labs Secures $500M in Funding to invest in Blockchain & Web3

Binance Labs has announced the closing of a new $500 million investment fund. The fund is supported by leading global institutional investors such as DST Global Partners, and Breyer Capital. Other major private equity funds, family offices, and corporations also subscribed to the fund as limited partners.

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, will invest in projects that can extend the use cases of cryptocurrencies and drive the adoption of Web3 and blockchain technologies.

“In a Web3 environment, the connection between values, people, and economies is essential, and if these three elements come together to build an ecosystem, that will accelerate the mass adoption of the blockchain technology and crypto. The goal of the newly closed investment fund is to discover and support projects and founders with the potential to build and to lead Web3 across DeFi, NFTs, gaming, Metaverse, social, and more.” Changpeng Zhao ‘CZ’, Founder and CEO of Binance, stated.

Binance Labs has invested in and incubated more than 100 projects from over 25 countries Since 2018. Its portfolio includes industry-leading projects such as 1inch, Audius, Axie Infinity, Dune Analytics, Elrond, Injective, Polygon, Optimism, The Sandbox, and STEPN.

Binance Labs makes investments across three different stages:

  • Incubation  – connects projects with Binance’s network of resources, experts, and mentors to help them drive successful product development and growth.
  • Early-stage ventures – these include token and equity investments across all sectors of cryptocurrency and Web3, including infrastructure, DeFi, NFTs, gaming, Metaverse, social, and crypto adoption platforms.
  • Late-stage growth – these investments target more mature companies looking to scale or bridge into the Web3 ecosystem with the Binance ecosystem as a solid strategic partner.

The $500 million investment fund announced today is expected to be allocated to projects spanning all three stages.


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