Interview with Ella Zhang, Head of YZi Labs: Empathy, Barbell Investing, and Longtermism In 2025, former Binance Labs head @ ellazhang516 officially returns to lead the independent family office @ yzilabs, driving early global investments and deep incubation in the fields of AI, Web3, and biotechnology. Under the new strategy, YZi Labs is no longer limited by the cryptocurrency investment cycle, but is building a truly entrepreneur centric technology innovation platform based on "long termism". Ella has accumulated profound experience in top institutions such as Tencent, Google, KPCB, and has co founded Binance Labs with CZ, investing in projects such as Polygon and CertiK. After leaving Binance, she also started her own business independently and completed two rounds of financing. Now returning to YZi Labs, focusing on a "barbell style" investment strategy: one end deeply incubates early projects and launches the EASY Residency incubator; On the other end, invest in high-quality projects in the secondary market that have already been validated, and continue to empower them with long-term capital. The first EASY Residency was launched in early June, attracting thousands of applications with a selection rate of less than 1%. Ella emphasized that the project focuses on the founder's motivation and ability to withstand pressure, and through personalized resource docking and mentor companionship, creates a truly product oriented incubator with entrepreneurs as "users". In the future, it will expand to more interdisciplinary fields such as life and health. Regarding external doubts about high failure rates, Ella admitted that "early investments are inherently high-risk." YZi will focus its efforts on teams that still have potential, providing substantial support for market promotion and talent enhancement, and leveraging Binance ecosystem resources to assist in project growth. In Ella's view, a truly good investor is not only a provider of capital, but also a trusted companion for entrepreneurs during their most difficult times. YZi Labs will continue to promote the belief that "technology changes the world" and support those who have been proven to be long-term advocates over time.