Vana builds an EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain designed for collective ownership of private digital assets that power AI. The network natively supports pooling data through data DAOs and rewards for the top 16 data liquidity pools. Users pool their data via data DAOs secured by proof of contribution, and contributors earn ownership stakes in the AI models they help create. EVM compatibility enables flexible incentives such as dataset-specific tokens and AI model-specific tokens. The company plans to use the new funds to accelerate development of the Vana network and to support an ecosystem of decentralized AI projects built with user-owned data. Vana is based in San Francisco and has raised a total of $25M to date.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2024