TL;DR
- YZi Labs invested in Blueprint Finance to fund Concrete on Ethereum and Glow Finance on Solana, both focused on DeFi liquidity and asset management.
- Blueprint’s total funding now exceeds $17 million, which will support the launch of interoperable margin accounts, automated yield vaults, and new staking markets.
- The company has surpassed $650 million in TVL, with a team of former executives from EigenLayer, Maple, Euler, Point72, and ConsenSys driving its expansion.
YZi Labs confirmed a strategic investment in Blueprint Finance, a firm specializing in multichain DeFi infrastructure development.
This investment will help strengthen Concrete and Glow Finance, two protocols operating on Ethereum and Solana, aimed at addressing liquidity and asset management challenges within decentralized environments.
— YZi Labs (@yzilabs) June 23, 2025
Founded in 2022, Blueprint Finance quickly earned a reputation within the DeFi ecosystem. Its Concrete protocol provides tools for developers. DAOs, and institutional funds to manage tokenized portfolios and create derivative assets directly on Ethereum. Among its offerings are liquidity campaigns for new networks and yield strategy vaults. With over $650 million in total value locked since launch.
In April 2025, the company introduced Glow Finance, a lending protocol on Solana designed to maximize capital efficiency through margin accounts. Glow was built on top of Jet Protocol, acquired by Blueprint in October 2024. And now serves as the foundation for its credit and trading product suite.
How Will YZi Labs’ Capital Be Used?
The funds provided by YZi Labs will raise Blueprint’s total financing to over $17 million. This capital will be used to expand Concrete’s technology stack. Add new functionalities to Glow, and accelerate institutional adoption of their DeFi solutions. Upcoming features include interoperable cross-application margin accounts, automated yield vaults, and optimized staking markets.
Blueprint’s team includes professionals with backgrounds at Point72, Morgan Stanley, ConsenSys, and Coinbase. In recent months, they’ve strengthened their ranks with talent from EigenLayer. Maple, Euler, and other DeFi projects, boosting their product, technology, and business development divisions.
YZi Labs, managing over $10 billion in global assets, holds a portfolio of more than 300 projects across 25 countries. Its strategy prioritizes ventures with strong fundamentals in Web3, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology
