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Overview

Who we aredlab was created by SOSV in 2018 to provide capital and resources to web3 and crypto projects creating more open, transparent, and participatory systems using blockchains and other decentralization technologies. We provide up to $250k in venture funding to pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the globe through our fully-remote program.
Value addIn addition to providing capital, our team supports startups through a proven recipe of scheduled review and feedback sessions, mentor network interactions, and bespoke hands-on help in areas such as product architecture and design, UX, business development, and fundraising strategy.
Firm typeVC
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Thesis

Funding requirementsWe invest in early-stage crypto projects building DeFi, interoperability, and infrastructure protocols.
Funding stages2. Prototype3. Early Revenue
First cheque$100k to $300k
Target countries Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Democratic Republic of the Congo Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Sant Kitts and Nevis Sant Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago USA Uruguay Venezuela Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia-H Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Ukraine Algeria Bahrain Djibouti Egypt Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Lybia Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Tunisia Turkey UAE Yemen Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Team

Michael Maley
Admin (IR, Ops...)		Program Manager for dlab, an early-stage VC that invests in crypto and web3 startups.

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