what's OpenGradient?
OpenGradient is a decentralized AI infrastructure platform built on a Layer 1 blockchain designed for open intelligence. It enables the hosting, sharing, and execution of AI models in a verifiable, secure manner, ensuring user ownership, privacy, and transparency without reliance on centralized providers. The platform supports features like zkML for verifiable inference, decentralized compute, onchain execution of AI agents, and tools such as persistent agents with low-latency inference and auditable behavior. It democratizes AI by allowing models to be stored on-chain, with outcomes anchored for trustless verification, fostering an ecosystem for developers to deploy open-source AI applications.
The project recently raised $8.5M from major VCs and launched a comprehensive AI infrastructure stack with working products and live integrations, following prior strategic partnerships focused on verifiable AI and becoming an AI layer1 namespace provider.
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x.com/opengradientChief Strategy Officer Advait Jayant presented at the Open Source AI Summit Lisbon on January 9, 2026, with a talk titled "Infrastructure for the Agentic World: Why We Can't Build the Future on Closed Black Boxes"
Partnered with PixOnChain for collaboration on the platform.
Sponsors BUIDL Europe conference in Lisbon alongside NEAR Protocol, Immunefi, and Starknet Foundation, a builder-focused event addressing European crypto challenges.
Creators earn 2.5% from every key traded on their AI twin and own the first slots on the bonding curve, with the creation process utilizing MemSync brain technology for content upload.
The platform surpassed $500k in trading volume as users acquire keys to interact with AI agent twins.
Raised $8.5 million from Coinbase Ventures, a16z Crypto, and SV Angel, and built HACA compute layer combining decentralized GPUs with EVM infrastructure plus a contextual memory system for AI agents.
Platform expands beyond initial celebrity twins (Trump, CZ, Elon) to allow high-signal crypto Twitter builders to mint their own AI clones powered by personalized logic, style, and frameworks.
Launches Council Mode, a new feature where multiple AI agent twins debate user questions, propose answers, challenge each other, and synthesize final verdicts through collective intelligence.
Launched a product last week creating digital AI agent twins of celebrities and creators that learn from content and enable user interaction. Backed by a16z and Coinbase Ventures.
Raises $8.5M from major VCs and launches comprehensive AI infrastructure stack with working products and multiple live integrations.
New strategic partnership with Walrus Protocol focuses on user-owned AI development.
Strategic partnership launches with Lagrange to implement DeepProve zkML technology for verifiable AI agents.
Clusters becomes official namespace provider for new AI-focused layer1 blockchain.