what's PIP Labs?

PIP Labs is a research and engineering company specializing in decentralized technologies at the intersection of blockchain, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence. As the initial core contributor to the Story Network—a Layer 1 blockchain—PIP Labs builds infrastructure that tokenizes intellectual property, making it programmable for ownership, licensing, and reuse on-chain. The company develops solutions like AI agent infrastructure and initiatives such as Poseidon for legally cleared training data, enabling creators and IP holders to integrate AI with sustainable, blockchain-based ownership models. This bridges traditional IP management with programmable primitives, supporting innovation in AI-driven content creation and monetization.

PIP Labs announced layoffs in early 2026 amid wider crypto workforce reductions.