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Vana Gains $25M Investment to Promote AI Development

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

a year ago

  1. Strategic Investments
  2. What is Vana?
  3. Features of Vana


    4. Vana, a network in user-owned AI, announced securing $25 million to advance its mission of overcoming the data wall faced by AI researchers.

    Strategic Investments

    Vana’s recent funding round is a testament to its innovative approach to data management and AI development. The company has successfully raised:

    * $5 million in a Strategic Round with Coinbase Ventures. * $18 million in a Series A Round led by Paradigm. * $2 million in a Seed Round with Polychain.

    Additional support came from prominent investors such as MH Ventures, Casey Caruso, Packy McCormick, Manifold, GSR, Will Price, Jez, SCB 10X, Defiance Capital, Contango, Auros Ventures, BoxGroup, and Will Manidis. This diverse investment pool underscores the broad confidence in Vana’s potential.

    Announcing $25M in total funding to break the data wall with user-owned AI. Excited to have Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm, and Polychain onboard.

    What is Vana?

    As Vana points out, data today is like oil in today's AI-driven world. However, AI researchers are facing a significant challenge: a shortage of public internet data to train their models. Vana is tackling this issue head-on by offering a solution that democratizes data ownership and rewards contributors.

    Vana’s platform allows users to pool their data through decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). This approach aggregates datasets typically confined within the walled gardens of big tech companies, ensuring that contributors are fairly rewarded for their data.

    Features of Vana

    Vana introduces several key features designed to enhance data ownership and utilization:

    * **Data DAOs**: Users can pool their data via data DAOs, which are secured by proof of contribution. These DAOs facilitate collective ownership and management of data assets. * **Ownership and Rewards**: Contributors earn ownership in the AI models they help develop. This model ensures that those providing data benefit directly from its use. * **EVM Compatibility**: Vana is built on an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchain, allowing for flexible incentives through dataset-specific and AI model-specific tokens. * **Top 16 Data DAOs**: The top 16 data DAOs receive a share of emissions, incentivizing high-quality data contributions.

    The platform’s developer testnet has already attracted attention, with several leading projects making significant strides.

    The funding and strategic partnerships secured by Vana are expected to accelerate its growth and expand its influence in the global market.

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