Organization · Venture Capital
D.LAB Ventures
D.LAB Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital fund based in South Korea, focusing on Web3, blockchain, and decentralization technologies. It spun out from SOSV in January 2023.
Overview
What D.LAB Ventures does
What D.LAB Ventures is
D.LAB Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital fund based in South Korea, focusing on Web3, blockchain, and decentralization technologies. It spun out from SOSV in January 2023.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2023
- Approximate age
- About 3 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 10, 2026
Official channels
Find D.LAB Ventures elsewhere
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Capability profile
D.LAB Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
D.LAB Ventures backs top-tier technical founders building critical infrastructure and novel applications for a more open, transparent, participatory internet, focusing on areas like oracles, DeFi primitives, decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), and blockchain developer tooling.
Focus narrative
D.LAB Ventures invests primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages, targeting companies that are developing critical technologies in the blockchain and decentralization space. The fund is protocol-agnostic and has a global investment scope, emphasizing the importance of innovation in creating a more open internet.
Value beyond capital
D.LAB Ventures adds value to its portfolio companies by leveraging its expertise in blockchain technologies and providing access to a network of resources and mentorship from experienced founders and industry leaders.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Web3 & Blockchain
- Regions
- Global
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 23
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include API3, which provides first-party oracles for trustless on-chain data; Contango, a decentralized exchange for expirable contracts; and WeatherXM, a community-powered weather data network.
Common questions
What to know about D.LAB Ventures
Upseed classifies D.LAB Ventures under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 10, 2026
Known limits
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