Protocol Labs
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Protocol Labs is a research, development, and deployment lab for network protocols. Protocol Labs creates software systems that tackle significant challenges, aiming to solve them with new technology breakthroughs, great user experience design, and an open-source approach to creation.
- Total investments:
- 162
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
Last updated:
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Industries Protocol Labs invests in
Stages Protocol Labs invests in
Countries Protocol Labs invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$10M
- Pre-Seed
- $100k–$3.1M
- Series A
- $8M–$52M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 61 (38%)
- Software 42 (26%)
- Cryptocurrency 31 (19%)
- Web3 25 (15%)
- Information Technology 25 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 62 (38%)
- Pre-Seed 37 (23%)
- Series A 23 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (4%)
- Series B 5 (3%)
Country
- United States 59 (36%)
- United Kingdom 9 (6%)
- Singapore 5 (3%)
- Canada 4 (2%)
- France 4 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Ransil
Filecoin Green Project Lead
|
Filecoin Green Project Lead | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Chris Brocoum
Head of Finance
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Head of Finance | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Colin Evran
Biz Dev & Operations
|
Biz Dev & Operations | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Juan Benet
Founder,CEO,Engineer
|
Founder,CEO,Engineer | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
Karola Kirsanow
Resarch Program Manager
|
Resarch Program Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemispheric develops fundamental AI technologies aimed at deciphering brain activity for innovative applications. | $52M / Series A / Jul 15, 2026 | ||
| Akave is a decentralized data management network that supports the next generation of data-driven apps and marketplaces. | $6.7M / Seed / Mar 02, 2026 | ||
| Enlightra develops photonics technology that helps in extreme-bandwidth data transmission. | $15M / Seed / Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Lit Protocol is a decentralized access control infrastructure designed to bring more utility to the web. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 19, 2025 | ||
| TransCrypts is a tool for Human Resource Departments to automate the issuance of employment and income verification documents using the blockchain. Our proprietary process not only saves HRs time, money, and headache in dealing with compliance but also gives employees total control over how their work information is being shared. | $15M / Seed / Oct 08, 2025 | ||
| Kindred Labs is building the default interface for human–AI interaction — always-on, trusted companions that unify productivity, commerce, and emotional connection into a single relationship. As the only AI company officially trusted by 25+ iconic IPs, including Sanrio, Warner Bros., LINE Friends, and Pudgy Penguins, Kindred Labs sits on a uniquecultural and distribution moat powered by billions of existing fans worldwide.Kindred’s growth has been consistently explosive: the company has attracted millions of registered users within weeks of opening access, climbed into the Top 10 on DappRadar with hundreds of thousands of on-chain daily and monthly active users and millions of on-chain transactions in a single month, and driven an NFT free-mint that organically reached above a 1.3 ETH floor, alongside outsized gains in brand mindshare and category visibility (including a #1 gainer ranking on Kaito).Backers and partners include SEI Foundation, Protocol Labs, 0G Foundation, Techstars, Orange DAO, Sky Mavis, CoinMarketCap Labs, Nvidia Inception, ElevenLabs, and others. Kindred Labs is founded by Max Giammario, whose M.A./Ph.D.-level research focuses on human–AI interaction, and is built by a team of experts from companies such as Apple and Disney. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2025 | ||
| Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) is the foundational layer for the next-generation internet — a decentralized, composable cloud infrastructure serving AI, Web3, and enterprise applications. Unlike siloed DePIN projects or centralized incumbents, ICN delivers a high-performance, permissionless platform integrating storage, compute, and networking.With $31M in total funding, enterprise-grade architecture, 1,000+ B2B clients, and 28,000+ hypernodes sold, ICN is uniquely positioned to outcompete traditional cloud services and power the future of decentralized infrastructure. ICN is community-owned, performance-optimized, and regulation-aligned — bridging real-world adoption with blockchain innovation. | $34M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 22, 2025 | ||
| Blockchain Network that connect Data Owners with AI Developers and AI agents through Programmable IP Co-ownership | $2.2M / Seed / Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Randamu stands at the forefront of innovation in computation as a leading provider of Randomness as a Service (RaaS) solutions. | $3.3M / Pre-Seed / Nov 20, 2024 | ||
| Akave is a decentralized data management network that supports the next generation of data-driven apps and marketplaces. | $3.5M / Pre-Seed / Nov 11, 2024 | ||
| See all 162 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Protocol Labs invest in?
Protocol Labs invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 162 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Protocol Labs invest in?
Protocol Labs typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$10M at Seed, $100k–$3.1M at Pre-Seed and $8M–$52M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Protocol Labs's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Protocol Labs took part in.
How do I contact Protocol Labs?
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Who are the partners at Protocol Labs?
The team at Protocol Labs includes Alan Ransil (Filecoin Green Project Lead), Chris Brocoum (Head of Finance) and Colin Evran (Biz Dev & Operations), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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