YZi Labs Launches $1 Billion Builder Fund to Propel BNB Chain Startups in AI, DeFi, RWA and DeSci

YZi Labs announced the establishment of a $1 billion Builder Fund to expand support for founders across the BNB ecosystem, prioritizing projects built on the BNB Chain. The fund targets capital deployment into high-priority verticals such as trading, RWA (Real World Assets), AI, DeSci, DeFi, payments and wallets, leveraging the chain’s low-cost, high-performance infrastructure and integration opportunities with an ecosystem of over 460 million users. Through a combination of targeted incubation, strategic investments and partner-led integration, YZi Labs aims to provide founders with operational resources, funding and go-to-market support to enhance scalability and liquidity within the network, while aligning with broader objectives around Web3-driven access and decentralized ownership.