Delphi Labs

Name

Delphi Labs

Legal name

Delphi Labs Ltd

Website

https://delphilabs.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web3/Crypto Incubation Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Interoperability & Cross-Chain Infrastructure (Bridges, Messaging, Atomic Swaps) (FSAGAMAI)

Keywords

• Web3 incubation
• Crypto accelerator
• Protocol research
• Decentralized AI
• Blockchain consulting

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Accelerator Services: Delphi Labs runs an accelerator program with no equity taken and no fees charged to selected startups. Revenue is generated through successful portfolio companies and potential upside in incubated projects.
2. Incubation and Consulting: Since 2018, Delphi Labs has provided consulting and incubation services to major protocols including Lido, Aave, Compound, Synthetix, Axie Infinity, and Thorchain.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Delphi Labs is a protocol research and development lab that incubates and accelerates new Web3 primitives and AI/crypto projects through its dAGI accelerator program. It provides structured acceleration, including funding, compute resources, mentorship, and technical support, to early-stage crypto and AI founders, while also running an ICO infrastructure platform in stealth.

Product overview

Delphi Labs is a Web3 protocol R&D lab and incubator that operates as a single unified offering platform rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company operates the dAGI Accelerator, an 8-week intensive program for AI x crypto founders offering funding, compute credits, and mentorship. Additionally, Delphi Labs is currently incubating a Stealth Project focused on modernizing ICO infrastructure through on-chain reputation systems. Projects that have graduated from their incubation include Astroport, a leading AMM across Cosmos-based blockchain networks (Neutron, Injective, Sei, and Terra).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• dAGI Accelerator An 8-week accelerator program designed for AI x Crypto founders, providing $500k in funding, $200k in compute resources, mentorship from crypto and AI experts, and office hours with partners such as CyberFund. The program takes no equity and charges no fees.
• ICO Infrastructure Platform A stealth-stage ICO infrastructure platform being built by Delphi Labs, leveraging the team's prior experience running ICOs.
• Protocol Incubation and Consulting Incubation and consulting services provided to major crypto protocols, supporting launches and growth across the Web3 ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Demo day with tier-1 VCs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LidocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLido is one of the major protocols that Delphi Labs worked closely with through consulting and incubation since 2018, representing a flagship success case.
• AavecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAave is one of the major DeFi protocols that Delphi Labs supported through consulting and incubation services.
• P2P & LidominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKonstantin Lomashuk, Founder of P2P & Lido, serves as a mentor in the dAGI accelerator program.
• Delphi VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYan Liberman, Managing Partner at Delphi Ventures, is involved in the accelerator program as a mentor and dealmaker.
• Astroport FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreviously incubated as part of Delphi Labs and Delphi Digital group, Astroport Foundation now focuses exclusively on automated market making and related liquidity primitives. Delphi Labs continues to support through talent placement.
• MetaLeXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGabe Shapiro, Founder of MetaLeX, serves as an advisor to Delphi Labs and provides legal expertise for token design and regulatory compliance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• 1kx: Crypto venture fund and community network supporting early-stage Web3 protocols with both capital and contributor support. Comparable in research-led investment approach and deep involvement in protocol design, at smaller scale than Paradigm/a16z.
• LongHash Ventures: Web3 accelerator and venture fund running cohort-based programs for early-stage crypto startups with regional hubs in Asia. Comparable in accelerator mechanics and global cohort outreach, though with stronger regional concentration.
• Maven 11 Capital: Crypto investment firm focused on early-stage token and equity rounds across DeFi and Web3 infrastructure. Comparable in early-stage thesis-led investing and protocol-level engagement, though without a structured accelerator program.

Broad incumbents

• Polychain Capital: Crypto-native venture firm investing in early-stage protocols with research-driven theses. Comparable in fund-level research orientation and DeFi protocol relationships, though Polychain is investor-only rather than an operating accelerator.
• a16z crypto: Crypto investment and operating arm of Andreessen Horowitz, providing capital, research, and operating support to Web3 founders. Comparable in research depth and founder services, with a far larger AUM and broader portfolio.
• Paradigm: Crypto-native investment and research firm with a strong thesis-driven approach to protocol design and incubation. Comparable in deep research orientation and protocol-level engagement, though Paradigm is primarily a fund rather than an accelerator.
• Binance Labs: Venture and incubation arm of Binance, running accelerator-style programs and direct investments across the Web3 ecosystem. Competes for the same founder talent and provides significantly more capital, but at much larger scale and with different strategic priorities.

Direct peers

• Outlier Ventures: Web3 accelerator and founder-as-code platform running multiple cohorts per year for early-stage crypto startups. Directly comparable in accelerator mechanics and DeFi/crypto focus, with overlap on token engineering and mentorship.
• Alliance DAO: Web3-native accelerator running multi-week cohorts for crypto founders with mentorship and investor access. Closely comparable to Delphi Labs' dAGI program in cohort structure and target audience, but takes equity in participants.

Regional players

• IOSG Ventures: Crypto-native fund with strong presence in Asia and a research-driven approach to early-stage infrastructure investments. Comparable in DeFi and infrastructure focus, with regional strength that complements rather than directly competes with Delphi Labs' global cohort.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/delphi_labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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