YZi Labs Launches $1B Builder Fund to Supercharge Innovation Across the BNB Ecosystem

By José Oramas October 09, 2025 In BNB, DeFi, Real World Asset

YZi Labs unveiled a US$1 billion Builder Fund to back founders developing projects within the BNB ecosystem.
The fund will focus on areas like DeFi, real-world assets, AI, DeSci, payments, and wallets, supporting open systems tied to practical human outcomes.
The fund’s Easy Residency program will include the Most Valuable Builder accelerator, offering up to US$500,000 per team plus direct access to YZi Labs staff and its mentor network.

YZi Labs has unveiled a US$1 billion (AU$1.55 billion) Builder Fund for founders building in the BNB ecosystem, targeting DeFi, real-world assets, AI, and decentralised science (DeSci), plus BNB Chain payments and wallets.

Head of YZi Labs, Ella Zhang, said the Builder Fund will back teams developing open systems tied to practical human outcomes. The announcement was made Wednesday on X.

YZi Labs is committed to leveraging the BNB Ecosystem as the backbone for humanity’s new scaling laws: Web3 for democratized access and ownership, AI to enhance human potential, and biotech to improve quality of life. Through targeted incubation, strategic investments, and partnerships, YZi Labs empowers founders to transform these principles into impactful realities.

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$500K Per Team

BNB Chain’s Most Valuable Builder accelerator will run as a dedicated track inside YZi Labs’ Easy Residency program, offering up to US$500,000 (AU$775,000) per team and direct access to YZi Labs, BNB Chain staff, and its investor and mentor network. Deployment starts immediately.

YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs, targets trading, real-world assets, artificial intelligence, DeFi, wallets, and basically everything Web3 and crypto. The firm framed BNB’s stack as core infrastructure for broader access and ownership, with AI and biotech as parallel focus areas.

The BNB token has seen rapid growth in the last 30 days. The token traded near US$1,322 (AU$2,050), becoming the third-largest cryptocurrency by market value with US$182 billion (AU$282.1 billion).

Following Changpeng Zhao’s (CZ) release last year, he increased involvement in the rebranded venture platform. He evidently has a lot of exposure to BNB, at least 60%. With the token’s market cap at a record US$182 billion (AU$282.1 billion), his stake could be worth roughly US$116 billion (AU$179.8 billion).