YZi Labs
Fund snapshot
- Lookout tier
- Tier 1
- Lookout score
- 95/100
- AUM
- $10B
- Vintage
- 2018
- Check size
- $1M – $15M
- Stage
- Seed, Series A, Strategic
- Role
- Leads rounds
Lookout's read
How Lookout reads this fund.
The single most consequential check in crypto — a YZi lead (formerly Binance Labs) signals tier-1 validation and a near-guaranteed liquidity path via Binance listing optics. The 2025 family-office rebrand makes deployment cadence less predictable than the old Labs incubation machine, so treat them as a strategic anchor rather than a reliable lead. For an AI×crypto founder, this is the logo you want and the hardest to get.
Fund thesis
What they back.
Back transformative frontier technology at the intersection of Web3, AI and biotech with a long-term, conviction-led horizon, leveraging the Binance ecosystem for distribution and liquidity.
Portfolio
Notable bets · 4
4 with realized tokens or exits
Sahara AI
Aptos
LayerZero
Polygon
In their orbit
Deals Lookout covers.
Team
Who runs the capital.
Ella Zhang
Head of YZi Labs
Original Binance Labs founding head (2018), returned in 2025 to run the family office.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
@cz_binanceInvestment Committee
Binance co-founder and chairman of the YZi investment committee.
Co-investors
Who they ride with.
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