Yzi Labs Launches $1B Builder Fund to Empower BNB Chain Founders

The fund provides up to $500,000 per team plus access to YZI Labs’ 460 million user network and mentorship.

YZI Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs, has announced the launch of a $1 billion building fund aimed at supporting early-stage founders being built in the BNB chain ecosystem.

The initiative is designed to provide capital, infrastructure and support to teams working on Web3, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biotechnology.

Projects will receive up to $500K each

According to a statement on October 8, the fund offer Select builders access the YZI Labs global network, which has more than 460 million users. Participants also receive mentorship, developer tools and integration support through the company’s partnerships.

“BNB ecosystem represents the next phase of digital infrastructure, where decentralization, on-chain scalability converges with security and true distribution,” said Ella Zhang, head of YZI Labs.

The Builder Fund will prioritize projects focused on decentralized finance (Defi), real-world assets (RWA), decentralized science (Desci), payments and wallet infrastructure.

YZI Labs’ portfolio includes more than 300 projects from more than 25 countries on six continents. Notable ventures already supported by the company include pancake wap, listadao, aster and aspecta, along with institutional initiatives such as the BNB Digital Asset Treasury.

Starting in October 2025, the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) initiative, the network’s flagship accelerator, will join the Easy Residency and provide a specialized path for its developers. Together they offer up to $500,000 in capital per team and direct access to the company’s core team.

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The development coincides with YZI Lab’s expansion of its Easy Residency program to new global hubs including New York, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. The initiative provides immersive product environments and aims to deepen builder involvement in BNB supply chain infrastructure.

In recent years, the company has hosted global events in Seoul and Singapore, bringing together traditional institutions, large corporations and family agencies with Web3 investors and partners to grow the reach and use of BNB.

Elsewhere, BNB Chain has achieved major milestones, recording 26 million daily transactions. It now ranks first in DEX trading volume and daily active users. The network also recently surpassed its long-time rival Solana in active addresses for the first time since last year.

On October 7, BNB hit a new all-time high above $1,330, cementing its position as the third-largest digital asset by market capitalization. The Maxwell Hardfork, deployed in May, further improved network performance by reducing block times to 0.75 seconds and transaction fees to 0.05 GWei.