Labs Plans to Introduce Two Funds in 2026 From Its Labs Investor Group: $100M Test Tube Fund I and $1B Flagship Labs Investor Fund I
The 2026 Funds
Planned 2026 funds set to build Capital Pathways for the Next Era of Superintelligence and Human-Enhancement Technology — the early-stage Test Tube Fund I ($100M) and flagship Labs Investor Fund I ($1B) — aligned with Labs’ upcoming Pre-Series A and Series A scale-up initiatives; the flagship is organized into AI Fund One, XR Fund One, Crypto Fund One, and Humane Fund One.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 10, 2025 /Labs Newsroom/ — Labs has always been a builder’s company. As Founders and Funders, Maya Elz Davis and Duránd F. Davis Jr. created Labs to turn frontier research into products, services, platforms, and technologies into ecosystems.
Our Seven Labs
Our seven labs form that engine:
lab1 — Labs Intelligence
lab2 — Labs Realities
lab3 — LabsX (our experimental foundry across neuro, nano, quantum, health, and more)
lab4 — Labs Blocks
lab5 — Labs Crypto
lab6 — LavLabs (home of Yuhmmy)
lab7 — Factory5227
Over the past few years, one insight became inescapable: if we want durable systems, capital itself must be designed with the same intentionality as our technology. That is why we are preparing two investment vehicles under Labs Investor Group (LIG) for a 2026 debut:
Test Tube Fund I — $100M (early‑stage sub‑fund): built for day‑zero experiments in human‑enhancement technology — where conviction often outruns certainty.
Labs Investor Fund I — $1B (flagship): a multi‑strategy fund organized into AI Fund One, XR Fund One, Crypto Fund One, and Humane Fund One, to help category‑defining companies scale.
Founders and Funders: Why Now
AI, XR, crypto‑enabled finance, and humane systems have moved from the edges to the mainstream of the global economy. Yet founders still run into the same early bottlenecks: access to capital, technical validation, and credible distribution. Test Tube Fund I meets founders at the moment of first proof. Labs Investor Fund I is designed for the leap from breakthrough to durable scale.
Capital, as a Product
To make capital a genuine product, LIG operates on our VCIEFS architecture — a six‑firm model for lifespan investing. In 2026 we will activate the initial firms:
Labs Ventures (early stage), Labs Capital (growth and structured scale‑up), and Labs Investments (strategic and corporate partnerships). These work alongside the Labs platform:
lab1 provides research, models, and cognitive frameworks.
lab2 pilots embodied computing and spatial experiences.
lab3 (LabsX) translates high‑variance ideas into prototypes via RD&R — Research, Development & Results.
lab4 and lab5 supply identity, payments, and tokenization rails.
lab6 offers real distribution surfaces for adoption and feedback.
lab7 scales prototypes into manufacturable products.
A Dual Investment Approach
LIG will combine direct investments into startups with fund‑of‑funds commitments into aligned venture managers — backing not just single companies but the ecosystems that make humane, resilient systems possible.
Voices From the Founders
“We’re laying the groundwork for vehicles that match the scale and specialization founders now require,” said Duránd F. Davis Jr., Founder & Executive Chairman of Labs, and Managing General Partner and CIO of Labs Investor Group. “Our intent is to pair future capital programs with deep technical collaboration across our labs so builders can move from breakthrough to durable scale.”
“Capital has to meet a more intelligent humane future head‑on,” said Maya Elz Davis, Co‑Founder, Vice Chairwoman, President and Chief Ecosystem Strategy Officer of Labs, and Managing General Partner and CEO of Labs Investor Group. “We’re preparing capital structures with the sector depth to make that future real.”
Preparing for 2026
Both Test Tube Fund I and Labs Investor Fund I are in preparation. No fundraising has commenced, and no commitments are being solicited. Our focus is mandate design, team architecture, and platform integration so that when these vehicles debut in 2026, they match the scale founders require.
Founders: pitch@labsinvestor.com
Funds: funds@labsinvestor.com
Teams: startups@labsinvestor.com
Media: contact@labs.press
About Labs Investor Group (LIG)
LIG is a multi‑strategy investment platform within Labs Companies, Inc., with sector depth in AI, XR, crypto‑enabled finance, and humane systems. LIG partners with founders through capital design, technical collaboration, and distribution pathways across the broader Labs platform.
About Labs Companies, Inc.
Labs is a superintelligence human‑enhancement technology company headquartered in Santa Monica, California, operating seven core labs: lab1 — Labs Intelligence, lab2 — Labs Realities, lab3 — LabsX, lab4 — Labs Blocks, lab5 — Labs Crypto, lab6 — LavLabs (home of Yuhmmy), and lab7 — Factory5227.
Important Information
This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security, interest in a fund, or investment advisory services. Any offering, if pursued, would be made solely through definitive documents to qualified investors and in jurisdictions where permitted by law. No fundraising has commenced for the prospective funds referenced, and no capital commitments are being solicited at this time. Forward‑looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties; actual outcomes may differ.