# Gate Labs

> Gate Labs is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Cryptocurrency. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gate-labs
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/gatelabs
- Website: https://www.getgate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gatelabs

Gate Labs is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Cryptocurrency. Developer of a smart lock designed to provide secure and unattended access to homes, commercial and rental properties. The company's smart lock utilizes a motion-activated camera, two-way audio, keyed deadbolt and an integrated Wi-Fi antenna all of which is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, enabling homeowners to give trusted andreliable home access to their family, friends and common household services and deliveries while they are away. The company was acquired by Smartfrog Group.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 27% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 27% |
| Internet | 2 | 18% |
| Metaverse | 2 | 18% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 2 | 18% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Japan | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Danial Ehyaie | Co-founder/CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danial-ehyaie |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Verida | Verida is a decentralized data platform that empowers users to take control of their personal data and digital identities. The company provides a secure wallet and network infrastructure to enable users to manage their crypto assets, verifiable credentials, and encrypted personal data. Verida merged with Kwaai in 2025. | $5M | Seed | Jun 21, 2024 |  |
| PoseiSwap | PoseiSwap is a decentralized exchange service provider. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 18, 2023 |  |
| LiveArtX | LiveArtX is a premium NFT platform that connects the art world with web3. Built by art industry leaders, LiveArtX brings creators, collaborators, and collectors into the metaverse. | $4.5M | Initial Coin Offering | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| Mizar | Mizar makes crypto trading simple and accessible to everyone. On Mizar, you can manage and automate your orders on different exchanges from a single place or copy successful traders and perform as they do. Mizar is subscription-free, that means you will never be asked to pay any monthly or fixed fee. | $3M | Seed | Feb 25, 2022 |  |
| Bullieverse | Bullieverse is a metaverse platform. The company provides an immersive layer into a metaverse-themed play-and-earn economy, allowing gamers and producers to enjoy an immersive experience mixed with a transparent and fair monetization system. | $4M | Seed | Feb 18, 2022 |  |
| InvArch | Invarch is an intellectual property ownership, utility and cross-chain authentication protocol for Web3. | $1.8M | Seed | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Kudo Labs | Kudo is building an ecosystem of DeFi and web 3.0 products like Unomi and Bitquity for mainstream crypto adoption. | $2.1M | Corporate Round | Dec 28, 2021 |  |
| Kudo Labs | Kudo is building an ecosystem of DeFi and web 3.0 products like Unomi and Bitquity for mainstream crypto adoption. | $4M | Series A | Dec 28, 2021 |  |
| HawkLabs | Hawksight is a DeFi app for AI Trading & Yield Farming. We are driving the mainstream adoption of DeFi among Individuals & Institutions by making it easy to automatically and simultaneously trade & yield farm. |  | Initial Coin Offering | Dec 10, 2021 |  |
| izumi Finance | Izumi Finance is a non-homogenous liquidity mining protocol to provide Uniswap lp token staking rewards in different price ranges. Izumi Finance improves the efficiency of incentive distribution for reward providers and enhances the earnings of liquidity providers in Uniswap. | $3.5M | Series A | Dec 09, 2021 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DWeb3 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dweb3-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Everest Ventures Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everest-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Exnetwork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exnetwork-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shima Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shima-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Arcanum Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcanum-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gate Labs invest in?

Gate Labs invests primarily in Software, Cryptocurrency and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Gate Labs?

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### Who are the partners at Gate Labs?

The team at Gate Labs includes Danial Ehyaie (Co-founder/CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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