# YZi Labs

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**YZi Labs** is an investment and incubation firm that was known as Binance Labs until 23 January 2025. [2][1]

## Key facts

- **Formerly:** Binance Labs [1][2]
- **Renamed:** 2025-01-23 [2][1]
- **Focus:** Web3, artificial intelligence, biotechnology [2][3]
- **Associated people:** [Changpeng Zhao](https://cz.wiki/wiki/changpeng-zhao) (active in investing and mentoring), Ella Zhang (leads the firm) [1][3]

## Rebrand

Main article: [From Binance Labs to YZi Labs](https://cz.wiki/wiki/yzi-labs-rebrand) 

On 23 January 2025 Binance Labs was renamed YZi Labs. Its investment focus widened from Web3 to include artificial intelligence and biotechnology, and [Changpeng Zhao](https://cz.wiki/wiki/changpeng-zhao) took a more active role in investing and mentoring founders; Ella Zhang is responsible for the firm. [2][3][1]

## Ownership description disputed

Bloomberg and others described the firm as becoming a family office of Changpeng Zhao and [He Yi](https://cz.wiki/wiki/he-yi); YZi Labs has said it is not a family office. Both accounts are reported here without a ruling. [1][4]

## Activities

The firm publishes articles on its own blog, for example on a long-term bet on artificial intelligence and augmented human potential. [5] It is described as a backer of [BNB Standard](https://cz.wiki/wiki/bnb-standard). [6][7]

## References

1. Binance Labs Gets Major Overhaul With CZ Taking Active Role in Investments — CoinDesk, 2025-01-23. <https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/01/23/binance-labs-gets-major-overhaul-with-cz-taking-active-role-in-investments>
2. Binance Labs Rebrands to YZi Labs — Binance Square (Binance official bulletin), 2025-01-23. <https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-23-2025-binance-labs-yzi-labs-19327959880946> (official)
3. Binance Labs rebrands, dives into AI as CZ returns as mentor — Cointelegraph, 2025-01-23. <https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-labs-rebrands-yzi-labs-biotech-ai>
4. Binance Labs拓展AI、生物技术赛道，CZ以“实习生”身份回归 — TMTPost / Chaindd, 2025-01-25. <https://www.tmtpost.com/7436442.html> (includes a Chinese paraphrase of CZ’s post at the time)
5. YZi Labs' Long-Term Bet on AI and Augmented Human Potential — YZi Labs official blog, date unverified. <https://www.yzilabs.com/blog/yzi-labs-long-term-bet-on-ai-and-augmented-human-potential> (official)
6. Binance's CZ Has the Last Laugh — Yahoo Finance / Moby, 2026-10-26. <https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/binance-cz-last-laugh-201029222.html> (contains commentary)
7. CZ Joins Nasdaq Ceremony as BNB Standard Rebrands — The Crypto Times, 2026-10-27. <https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/10/27/cz-joins-nasdaq-ceremony-as-bnb-standard-rebrands/>