Vana raised $5M in strategic funding led by Coinbase Ventures to accelerate the development of its decentralized network for user-owned data.
Amount Raised
$5 Million
Round Type
Funding Round
San FranciscoSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningInvestors
Description
Vana, based in San Francisco, has raised $5M in strategic funding to enhance its decentralized network for user-owned data. This round brings the total funding to $25M, aiding the development of decentralized AI projects.
Quick answer
Vana raised $5 Million in a Funding Round round, dated September 19, 2024. Investors: Jez (Izebel.Eth), Will Manidis, BoxGroup, MH Ventures, Auros Ventures, Contango, Defiance Capital and Scb 10 X. Vana is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
- How much did Vana raise?
- Vana raised $5 Million in a Funding Round round on September 19, 2024.
- Who invested in Vana?
- Jez (Izebel.Eth), Will Manidis, BoxGroup, MH Ventures, Auros Ventures, Contango, Defiance Capital and Scb 10 X are named as investors in this round.
- What does Vana do?
- Vana is a startup co-founded by Anna Kazlauskas and Art Abal with the goal of building a platform that lets users 'pool' their data into data sets that can be used for generative AI model training.
- Where is Vana based and how big is it?
- Vana is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
- Who are the decision-makers at Vana?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Vana. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Software and Artificial Intelligence around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Vana that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Persana AI raised $2.3M (Seed) on October 31, 2024.
- Palladyne AI Corp. raised $6.9M on October 31, 2024.
- Naptha AI raised $6M (Pre-Seed) on October 31, 2024.
- Spot AI raised $31M (Funding Round) on October 31, 2024.
- iGent AI raised $8.2M (Seed) on October 30, 2024.
- Bifrost AI raised $8M (Series A) on October 30, 2024.
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