dlab
Venture capitalActively deployingNewton · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
dlab focuses on funding the next generation of web3 and crypto startups at the earliest stages. Since becoming a newly independent fund with fresh capital in 2024, it dedicates resources to backing pre-seed founders building crypto-native products such as on-chain trading, decentralized data oracles, crypto private credit, blockchain data infrastructure, and DePIN networks. The firm partners with founders early and invites those seeking pre-seed funding to reach out directly.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 33 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×10Data & Infrastructure ×6Cybersecurity ×4Fintech ×4Developer Tools ×3Climate Tech ×2Deep Tech ×2SaaS ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×1Netherlands×1United States×1
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12 dated
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
API3 operates a decentralized oracle network that allows DeFi projects to earn rewards (OEV Rewards) for participating in its data provision and consensus system.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsBitDAODeepTech VenturesDigital Currency GroupElliptiMantle NetworkPantera Capital+1 more
Based is a prediction-market platform where users trade on public opinion about internet content, taking "Based" or "Cringe" positions on clips and posts, with prices reflecting which view is gaining traction.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Social
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Crayonic develops wearable crypto-biometric identity wallets for passwordless multifactor authentication, physical access, digitalization, and e-signing.
CybersecurityDeep TechHardwareEindhoven, NL
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsSOSV
Onchain structured finance protocol that turns business cash flows into programmable collateral for secured lines of credit.
Thomas Hepner(Founder)in
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFactionMaven 11TRGCLightspeed FactionLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
Credmark offers a Token API and data platform that curates blockchain data for developers, providing historical and real-time DeFi price and token data across chains like Ethereum, Polygon, BNB, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Fantom.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Daler Trading provides digital asset market making and liquidity provision across spot and derivatives markets for crypto projects on centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DeFi) exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Dowsers builds AI-assisted formal verification software and provides expert services that use mathematical proofs to verify the security of smart contracts and blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
FleetOperate provides FleetShield and a companion driver app that automate trucking fleet compliance and risk management, including driver qualification files, FMCSA integration, safety scoring, document tracking, and insurance certificate generation.
InsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Hyacinth operates a marketplace connecting Web3 projects with smart contract auditors, where projects post audit bounties, receive competing offers, and select an auditor based on price and reviewable history.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityMarketplaces
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Hyperbeat offers a self-custodial smart wallet on HyperEVM that combines fiat-crypto conversion, high-yield accounts, a collateral-backed credit card, and leveraged trading of stocks, crypto, commodities, and indices.
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsBreedChapter OneElectric CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Node Capital
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Light Protocol provides infrastructure and APIs based on ZK (zero-knowledge) compression to reduce the cost of scaling payments, privacy, and program-derived addresses (PDAs) on the Solana blockchain.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainHypersphere VenturesAsymmetric
M0 is a modular stablecoin infrastructure platform that lets developers launch application-specific, interoperable digital dollars.
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpArrington CapitalBain Capital CryptoBitcoin MagazineCitizenX Crypto VenturesCoinbase Ventures+19 more
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Otim provides a single API to connect banks and payment rails for fiat, letting companies open and verify accounts, initiate transfers, route settlements, reconcile flows, and manage compliance workflows.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Shinkai is a decentralized AI platform that lets users build and run autonomous agents across multiple AI networks (local, cloud, and decentralized models) while keeping identity, data, and payments under user control.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsArchetypeBorderless VentureD1 VenturesLongHash VenturesSora Ventures
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes pre-seed investments (up to $550k) in about 60 startups per year and joins follow-on rounds, backing founders in biotech, therapeutics, climate, energy, and physical AI.
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechNew York, US
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesFarvatn VentureGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcWYO VC
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Tokenomist provides a token unlock dashboard and tokenomics data platform, offering vesting schedules, allocation breakdowns, and unlock analytics for cryptocurrency projects.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsSCB 10X
Verifoxx provides a data collaboration platform that uses privacy-enhancing technologies—zero-knowledge proofs, multi-party computation, trusted execution environments, and homomorphic encryption—to let organizations query and verify each other's data without exposing the raw information.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Health monitor for the planet focusing on climate and environmental data
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsBorderless VentureConsenSys MeshgrowX VenturesRed Beard Ventures
WeatherXM operates a community-powered decentralized (DePIN) weather network where owners deploy solar-powered weather stations and earn $WXM token rewards for contributing data.
Climate TechCrypto & Web3IoT
Stratos Theodorou(Founder)in
PartnerNick Plante· solo GP
Co-investorsPlaceholder VCLightspeed FactionBorderless VentureFactionMetaplanetRed Beard Ventures+5 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCredit Coop · ventureburn.com · Aug 30, 2025
M0 · ventureburn.com · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has dlab made?
- dlab has 33 tracked investments.
- What stage does dlab invest at?
- dlab invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is dlab's typical check size?
- dlab typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does dlab focus on?
- dlab focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech.
- Where is dlab located?
- dlab is headquartered in Newton, US.
- Does dlab lead rounds?
- dlab typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does dlab co-invest with?
- dlab most often shares deals with Borderless Venture, Coinbase Ventures, Faction, among 57 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 2
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Wave Digital Assets is a Los Angeles-based, SEC-regulated investment manager focused exclusively on digital assets, offering venture capital, fund management, and private wealth services. Its activities span actively managed crypto strategies, corporate treasury programs involving lending and derivatives, staking and protocol inventory management, and DeFi-based yield strategies.
Firms observed investing alongside dlab, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with dlab's recorded portfolio.
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