# Community Labs

> Community Labs is a VC fund in Jersey City backing Blockchain and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jersey City, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/communitylabs1
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/communitylabs1
- Website: https://communitylabs.com/

Community Labs is a VC fund in Jersey City focused on Blockchain and Software. Blockchain Development Company

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Community Labs. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Community Labs. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/community-labs?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 67% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karen OBrien | CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-obrien-002b |
| Tate Berenbaum | Founder & CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tate-berenbaum |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LiquidOps | LiquidOps is a lending and borrowing protocol that providers users the ability to earn interest on their Arweave and AO assets. As well as borrowers the ability to use that lent liquidity in various decentralised applications. | $325K | Pre-Seed | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| Astro | AstroUSD is a platform that supports cross-chain stablecoin functionality. It enables bridging, trading, and earning with USDA, the native stablecoin of the AO network in the Arweave and AO ecosystem. The platform supports activities such as trading, lending, borrowing, prediction markets, GameFi, and AgentFi, with integrations for assets likeUSDC, USDT, and DAI. | $410K | Pre-Seed | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| LiquidOps | LiquidOps is a lending and borrowing protocol that providers users the ability to earn interest on their Arweave and AO assets. As well as borrowers the ability to use that lent liquidity in various decentralised applications. |  |  | May 01, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ao Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ao-ventures-be55) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Community Labs invest in?

Community Labs invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Community Labs?

Public channels for Community Labs include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Community Labs?

The team at Community Labs includes Karen OBrien (CMO) and Tate Berenbaum (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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