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Protocol Labs

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 87 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowCorporate VC

Pre-seedSeedSeries ANftNftsWeb3

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33%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 87 on record
Since the last cheque213days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MCheque size, as they say$25K – $20MRounds led0 of 87Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 46%
Pitch Protocol Labs

Protocol Labs highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $2.2M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $20M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
NftNftsWeb3
Based in
Athens, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first87 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Apr
    Reppo LabsSeed · KY$20MSole investor
  3. Mar
    BlueskySeries B · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 8 others
  4. Mar
    CryptioSeries B · FR · Ventureburn$45MWith 8 others
  5. Mar
    AkaveSeed · US · TechStartups$6.7MWith 8 others
  6. Mar
    EnlightraVenture · CHUndisclosedWith 4 others
  7. 2025

    10 rounds

  8. Dec
    GensynSeries B · GB$17MWith 5 others
  9. Nov
    SynchronSeries D · US · Startup Daily$305MWith 13 others
  10. Oct
    TransCryptsSeed · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 8 others
  11. Sept
    KindredSeed · US$8.3MWith 3 others
  12. Jun
    ZamaSeries B · FR · TechStartups$57MWith 5 others
  13. May
    Impossible Cloud NetworkVenture · CH$34MWith 2 others
  14. May
    Secured FinanceVenture · CH$4.1MWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    JupeSeed · US$1.1MWith 5 others
  16. Apr
    Bagel AISeed · US$5.5MWith 7 others
  17. Jan
    Reppo LabsSeed · KY$2.2MSole investor
  18. 2024

    21 rounds

  19. Dec
    Exabits AISeed · US$15MWith 2 others
  20. Dec
    SpexiSeries A · CA$12MWith 5 others
  21. Dec
    Impossible CloudDE$1.5MWith 2 others
  22. Nov
    Metropolis World LtdVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. Nov
    RandamuPre-seed · US$3.3MSole investor
  24. Oct
    BlueskySeries A · US · TechCrunch$15MWith 7 others
  25. Oct
    Talent ProtocolVenture · PTUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    Glow LabsVenture · KY$30MWith 4 others
  27. Oct
    BlockcastSeed · US$2.9MWith 1 other
  28. Sept
    Swan ChainVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  29. Aug
    Fabric CryptographySeries A · US$33MWith 3 others
  30. Aug
    double jump.tokyoSeries D · JP$10MWith 4 others
  31. Jul
    Compute LabsPre-seed$3.0MWith 3 others
  32. May
    ExpansoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. May
    WeatherXMSeries A · GR$7.7MWith 5 others
  34. May
    TokuVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 3 others
  35. May
    ParasailSeed · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  36. Mar
    LuminoPre-seed · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  37. Feb
    GlifSeed · BS$4.5MWith 3 others
  38. Jan
    Canza FinanceSeed · US$2.3MWith 6 others
  39. Jan
    QuicknodeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  40. 2023

    15 rounds

  41. Dec
    web3mineSeed · LI$6.0MWith 1 other
  42. Nov
    MosaiaPre-seed · US$300KSole investor
  43. Oct
    AstraKodePre-seed · IT$63KWith 2 others
  44. Aug
    AnytypeSeries A · DE$13MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Protocol Labs. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator11rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherOutlier VenturesAccelerator7rounds togetherBlockchain CapitalVC firm6rounds togetherConsenSysVC firm6rounds togetherLongHash VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm6rounds togetherHack VCVC firm5rounds togetherMulticoin CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherPolygonHedge fund5rounds together1kxVC firm4rounds togetherBlockchange VenturesVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Protocol Labs put money into.

Bluesky$100M · Mar 2026Cryptio$45M · Mar 2026Akave$6.7M · Mar 2026EnlightraMar 2026Gensyn$17M · Dec 2025Synchron$305M · Nov 2025

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Protocol Labs in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Protocol Labs

What does Protocol Labs invest in?

Protocol Labs invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Nft, Nfts and Web3.

How active is Protocol Labs?

87 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Protocol Labs invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Reppo Labs (Seed, Apr 2026), Bluesky (Series B, Mar 2026) and Cryptio (Series B, Mar 2026).

How big are Protocol Labs's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $20M.

Does Protocol Labs lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 87 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Protocol Labs invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (46%), Cayman Islands (8%) and Switzerland (8%).

Is Protocol Labs investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Protocol Labs invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (11 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (7 rounds together) and Outlier Ventures (7 rounds together).

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