Ep. #48: Growing the Crypto Ecosystem with Ella Zhang (Binance Labs‪)‬ Decrypt Asia - Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Podcast

We managed to catch the very busy Ella Zhang, Head of Binance Labs, on the sidelines of a conference in Singapore to get all the scoop about Binance Labs, what her team has been up to and what they plan to achieve going forward.



Tune in to hear about:



Ella’s very interesting background and how she came to be a part of Binance Labs

Mandate of Binance Labs

Three key pillars - incubation, fellowship and direct investment

Fellowship - https://medium.com/binance-labs/introducing-the-binance-labs-fellowship-270521d2e99d

How does the incubation program work?

Season 1 of Binance Labs incubation: https://medium.com/binance-labs/season-1-binance-labs-incubation-program-buidlers-season-1-ec34b601ccd

Season 2 of Binance Labs Incubation: https://www.binance.com/en/blog/342988062870470656/Binance-Labs-Reveals-13-Startups-in-its-Incubation-Program

What is the investment focus and how has the team’s investment thesis evolved over a period of time

How does Ella think about overall portfolio construction

Drawing from the lessons of the popping of the 2000 internet bubble and outlook on the industry going forward