# Taiko Labs

> Taiko Labs is a VC fund in Bay City backing Blockchain and Gaming. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bay City, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/taiko-labs
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/taikoxyz
- Website: https://taiko.xyz

Taiko Labs is a cryptocurrency firm that develops an Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solutions platform for Ethereum Blockchain. The platform supports all EVM opcodes in a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture to allow Ethereum developers to run blockchain projects.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 40% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Privacy | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Grant | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 20% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Wang | Co-Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-wang-4 |
| Ken Bassig | Ecosystem | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-bassig |
| Terence Lam | Co-Founder & COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terence-lam-e874 |
| Matthew Finestone | co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-finestone-11ad |
| Ruben Portela | Private Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruben-portela |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pheasant Network | Pheasant Network uses intent-based bridging and an innovative cross-chain swap protocol to connect 30+ blockchain networks quickly and efficiently. |  | Grant | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| LayerBank | LayerBank is the universal liquidity hub and on-chain money market designed to be compatible with all networks | $2.3M | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2025 |  |
| SuperFi Labs | SuperFi Labs is a revolutionary decentralized network infrastructure platform that focuses on developing futuristic on-chain consumer products. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| Espresso Systems | Espresso Systems provides scaling and privacy systems for Web 3 applications. | $28M | Series B | Mar 21, 2024 |  |
| Ultiverse | Ultiverse is working on connecting web3 with a VR-compatible virtual world that will be home to the first AAA blockchain game. | $4M | Initial Coin Offering | Feb 14, 2024 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Polygon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polygontechnology) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [a16z crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alchemy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemy-insights) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archerman Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archerman-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YZi Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance-labs-b05e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ByteTrade Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bytetrade) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Taiko Labs invest in?

Taiko Labs invests primarily in Blockchain, Gaming and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Taiko Labs?

Public channels for Taiko 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 Taiko Labs?

The team at Taiko Labs includes Daniel Wang (Co-Founder & CEO), Ken Bassig (Ecosystem) and Terence Lam (Co-Founder & COO). 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 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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