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DWF Labs has announced a $75 million DeFi-focused investment fund aimed squarely at accelerating the next phase of decentralized finance. The initiative will target teams building dark-pool perpetual DEXs, decentralized money markets, and fixed-income or yield-bearing products across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana and Base, sectors the firm says are poised for major growth as liquidity continues its structural migration on-chain. The fund’s launch comes as DWF Labs positions itself to capture a wave of institutional activity moving into DeFi. “DeFi is entering its institutional phase,” said managing partner Andrei Grachev. “We’re seeing real demand for infrastructure that can handle size, protect order flow, and generate sustainable yield. This fund is designed to support founders who are building the systems that will define the next decade of open financial markets.” DWF Labs set a clear bar for prospective portfolio projects: teams should have a functional MVP, a crisp and innovative value proposition, and the ability to ship, adapt and scale. The firm emphasized it is looking for founders solving structural problems in liquidity, settlement, credit and on-chain risk management rather than incremental variations on existing protocols. The aim is to identify high-conviction teams early and accelerate their commercial and technical maturity. Grachev said the current market dynamics make this an opportune moment to expand incubation and venture-building efforts. “The current market is the ideal time to support exceptional founders and accelerate the next wave of builders. Conditions are challenging, but this is exactly when the strongest builders emerge, and we want to be backing them now,” he added. From TVL to Yield Beyond capital, DWF Labs promises hands-on ecosystem support. Portfolio teams will gain access to active TVL and liquidity provisioning, practical go-to-market strategy and execution support, and routes into one of the industry’s largest networks of exchanges, market makers, infrastructure…

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