# Gate Labs

> Gate Labs is a VC fund in Malta backing Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming. See 53 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Malta, United States
- Total investments: 53
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gateio
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gate_labs
- Website: https://www.gate.io/

Gate Labs is a VC fund in Malta focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Gate Labs is the investment arm of Gate.io

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 22 | 42% |
| Cryptocurrency | 11 | 21% |
| Gaming | 8 | 15% |
| Software | 6 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 11% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 64% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 4% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 13% |
| Singapore | 4 | 8% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |

18 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CodexField | CodexField delivers next-generation infrastructure for social asset tokenization. It introduced the first social wallet on Telegram, unleashing the full potential of Web3 social and trading experiences. This breakthrough paves the way for mass Web3 adoption.Social Asset Tokenization and Revenue SharingWeb3 apps are built on the principles ofdecentralization and tokenization. CodexField allows users to tokenize on-chain assets such as pictures, music, and articles stored on Greenfield. The Trading Hub connects Greenfield with DeFi chains like BSC, creating liquidity for tokenized assets. DeFi transactions manage key aspects like ownership, usage rights, and creation rights. A compelling use case is that if AI-generated content utilizes these assets, the original creators receive a share of the revenue, opening up new possibilities for Web3 applications.Social Wallet Features and Telegram IntegrationCodexField Wallet offers direct access to EVM-compatible dApps within Telegram. It seamlessly integrates social interaction with asset management. Users can explore dApps, track on-chain activities, and share assets with friends. Whether trading, learning from peers, or collaborating on strategies, CodexField transforms Telegram into a hub for managing digital assets. |  | Seed | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| APRO Oracle | APRO Oracle delivers full data support across the ecosystem. It is the most widely incorporated oracle within the Bitcoin environment. APRO Oracle uses TVWAP to accurately calculate prices by aggregating prices from leading institutional-grade data suppliers and exchanges. |  | Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| ALLO | Allo is a platform for tokenization. The technology facilitates on-chain lending and tokenization of real-world assets. | $2M | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Bitlayer | Bitlayer is the first Bitcoin second-layer network, based on BitVM, offering ultra-scalability and L1 security, aiming to be Bitcoin's computing layer. | $5M | Seed | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| UXLINK | UXLINK is a social infrastructure comprised of social protocols and a collection of Dapps.UXLINk creates groundbreaking landing sceneries for web3 groups. | $9M | Seed | Mar 13, 2024 |  |
| SkyArk | SkyArk Chronicles is a Triple-A fantasy JRPG game with interoperable NFTs and a free-to-play blockchain game that lets players own or trade in-game assets. | $15M | Seed | Jan 12, 2024 |  |
| HYPERBOT | Hyperbot is an AI-driven on-chain contract trading platform designed for one-click copy trading, intelligent trade execution, and extensive data analytics. Hyperbot enables users to detect whales and seize high-value opportunities more quickly and accurately by fusing real-time on-chain data, sentiment-based trend tracking, and AI-driven whalebehavior analysis. | $3.7M | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Velvet Capital | Velvet Capital is a DeFi operating system that helps launch and manage on-chain funds and structured products. Velvet Capital offers its users a way to gain exposure to digital assets. |  | Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Glacier Network | Glacier Network is constructing a modular, composable, and scalable L2 data network for large-scale Dapps. Glacier enables decentralized applications (DApp) to be built on decentralized databases (DDB). It offers programmable data composability backed by L2 rollup solutions for handling datasets with NoSQL GlacierDB on top of Arweave, Filecoin, BNBGreenfield, and others. | $2.9M | Seed | Nov 13, 2023 |  |
| Buidler DAO | Buidler DAO describes itself as a "network of web3 projects and talents." The effort brings together developers, researchers, and operators with the goal of providing an infrastructure and accelerator for cryptocurrency ventures. | $2M | Seed | Aug 28, 2023 |  |

10 of 53 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NGC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-global-capital-ngc) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [KuCoin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kucoin-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okx-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [YZi Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance-labs-b05e) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [GBV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-block-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [SevenX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sevenx-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gate Labs invest in?

Gate Labs invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 53 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gate Labs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gate Labs closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 53 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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