YO Labs Secures $10 Million to Build Unified Yield Infrastructure for Crypto Economy
YO Labs, the development team behind the cross-chain yield optimization platform YO Protocol, has closed a $10 million Series A funding round to expand its yield infrastructure across more blockchains and strengthen the protocol’s underlying systems.
The round was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Launchpad Capital. Reports place the raise in December 2025 and say the financing brings the company’s total funding to $24 million.
YO Protocol is positioned as a yield “engine” that automates yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols. The platform is described as risk-aware, meaning it factors risk into how it allocates capital when pursuing yield opportunities.
YO Labs said the new capital will be used to expand the protocol to additional blockchain ecosystems and improve its infrastructure. The company is targeting use cases that extend beyond direct end users, including infrastructure that can support wallets, fintech companies, and developers that want programmatic access to yield products.
The funding underscores continued interest from venture investors in “middleware” crypto services—tools that help make decentralized finance easier to integrate into consumer and fintech experiences. Yield optimization has long been a core DeFi category, but building it as a cross-chain, unified layer aims to reduce fragmentation as activity spreads across multiple networks.
- Company: YO Labs
- Product: YO Protocol, a cross-chain yield optimization platform
- Round: $10 million Series A
- Lead investor: Foundation Capital
- Other participants: Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Launchpad Capital
- Use of funds: Expand to more blockchains and improve infrastructure for wallets, fintechs, and developers