DWF Labs
Venture capitalDubai · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
DWF Labs positions itself as a new-generation Web3 investor and high-frequency crypto market maker. It provides liquidity and market-making services across spot and derivatives markets on over 60 top exchanges, and backs a broad portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, including a significant share of CoinMarketCap's Top 100 and Top 1000 tokens. The firm also runs dedicated funds such as a DeFi fund focused on perpetual DEXs, money markets, and yield protocols, and has expanded into global commodities markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 3 of 5 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×3Fintech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Gaming ×1
Investments · 5 tracked
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Velvet is an all-in-one non-custodial trading terminal for executing spot, perpetual, and yield trades across seven blockchains with integrated DeFi protocol access, real-time onchain analytics, and an AI copilot.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBlockchain Founders FundFunFair VenturesGains AssociatesLucidBlue VenturesMindfulness CapitalMucker Capital+2 more
DeFi project building specialized lending protocols and a tokenized asset aggregation layer; DWF Labs participated in its $11.5M round.
Decentralized global connectivity project supported by DWF Labs in an $8M round.
Falcon Finance builds collateralization infrastructure on blockchain, using diverse trading strategies to generate institutional-grade yields for its users.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCypher CapitalM2 CapitalWorld Liberty Financial
Zentry is building a "Human-Agentic OS" that combines human activity, agentic AI, and user-owned data into a blockchain-based platform, with layers for data (zDATA), AI agents (zAI), and an agentic web terminal (zTERMINAL).
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsCoinbase VenturesDeFiance CapitalPantera CapitalSkyVision CapitalAlphaLab Capital+2 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Falcon Finance · alexablockchain.com · Aug 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does DWF Labs invest at?
- DWF Labs invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does DWF Labs focus on?
- DWF Labs focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where is DWF Labs located?
- DWF Labs is headquartered in Dubai, AE.
- Does DWF Labs lead rounds?
- Yes, DWF Labs leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInside BBW: Andrei Grachev from DWF Labs
Cryptic Web3 · Andrei Grachev
Markets - Brave New World | Andrei Grachev, DWF Labs
DWF LABS · Andrei Grachev
Liquidity Wars: The Rise of Fundamentals | Andrei Grachev, DWF Labs
DWF LABS · Andrei Grachev
Solana Market Pulse | Lingling Jiang, DWF Labs and Falcon Finance
DWF LABS · Lingling Jiang
Changing The Crypto World Order | Andrei Grachev, DWF Labs
DWF LABS · Andrei Grachev
The Unicorn Journey: Insights from Top Venture Capitalists | Andrei Grachev, DWF Labs
DWF LABS · Andrei Grachev
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