With endorsements from ai16z co-founder Shaw, Virtuals co-founder Ethermage, and Story Protocol co-founder Jason, what magic does Aiccelerate DAO possess?
Written by: KarenZ, Foresight News
On January 10, despite the overall weak performance of the Crypto and AI markets, a DAO named Aiccelerate DAO focused on AI investment and development has attracted widespread attention. So what charm does this DAO, supported by advisors such as ai16z co-founder Shaw, Virtuals Protocol contributor #001 Ethermage, and Story Protocol co-founder Jason, possess?
What is Aiccelerate DAO?
Aiccelerate DAO is an investment and development DAO focused on accelerating the development of decentralized open-source AI. It aims to drive innovation by harnessing the power of AI and crypto technologies to build an ecosystem that supports and develops decentralized open-source AI projects.
In this ecosystem, Aiccelerate DAO is committed to bringing together developers across multiple technical frameworks to jointly promote the cutting-edge development of AI and blockchain technologies.
To achieve this goal, Aiccelerate DAO is building a community of developers aimed at creating a range of AI agents and tools. Through an open and collaborative approach, Aiccelerate DAO hopes to become a hub for the next generation of developers and investors, providing them with comprehensive support including further investment, expanding their networks, and promoting top teams.
In addition, Aiccelerate DAO also plans to release a series of AI agents, with the first project being a public alpha/research agent that helps users make more informed and completely transparent judgments.
Aiccelerate DAO Team and Advisory Lineup
Aiccelerate DAO has been developed for over two months, with team members from leading open-source AI teams or previously employed at Coinbase and Consensys. AiccelerateDAO founding partners include crypto OG Mark, @cryptopunk7213, @ropirito. Mark previously studied Computer Science and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and Seoul National University, is currently a member of the ai16z tokenomics working group, and is active in the fields of NFT, Crypto x AI, and Meme; @cryptopunk7213 previously worked at Coinbase and Consensys; @ropirito is a maintainer and partner at ai16z.
It is worth mentioning that AiccelerateDAO founding partner @ropirito, to express his firm belief in the project, announced that he will donate all tokens held by his personal agency to the DAO treasury and will never reclaim them. Additionally, he plans to donate some tokens from his other projects to the DAO treasury as locked funds to further support the project's development.
Aiccelerate DAO's advisory lineup is also impressive, organized according to four main categories: development, investment, research, and promotion, inviting contributions from key team members of ai16z, Virtuals Protocol, Abstract, and others. These advisors will provide Aiccelerate DAO with advice and resources to help better achieve its development goals.
Aiccelerate DAO Development Advisors: ai16z co-founder Shaw, Virtuals Protocol contributor #001 Ethermage, Abstract contributor cygaar, Playgrounds co-founder and CEO Tachi, ai16z partner Jin, open-source AI developer Karan, Nader (EigenLayer), Story Protocol co-founder Jason.
Aiccelerate DAO Investment Advisors: Mechanism Capital partner Andrew Kang, Topology Ventures managing partner Casey Caruso, Delphi Digital CEO Anil Lulla, Mechanism Capital partner Marc Weinstein, Delphi Digital co-founder Tommy Shaughnessy, Justin Lee (Coinbase Ventures).
Aiccelerate DAO Research Advisors: Moca Network researcher Sammy, Jeff (Chief Chef of Steak Studio), independent researcher Kel, core member of daos.fun baoskee, and Skely (ai16z).
Aiccelerate DAO Outreach Advisors: Bankless founder David Hoffman, Bankless co-founder Ryan Sean Adams, Threadguy (Probably Nothing).
Will AiccelerateDAO issue tokens? How to participate?
Regarding the question of whether Aiccelerate DAO will issue tokens and how to participate, the DAO states that Aiccelerate DAO and all its initiatives will be managed under the AICC token. All DAO partners will benefit in the form of future potential airdrops and investment opportunities. Furthermore, as AiccelerateDAO's asset under management (AUM) grows, a certain proportion of profits will be used to buy back AICC tokens, making AiccelerateDAO a multi-ecosystem Crypto x AI index.
Currently, the AICC token has not been officially launched, but the contract address has been announced and fundraising is open on daos.fun. Aiccelerate DAO's fundraising target is 500 SOL (approximately $94,353), and it has currently raised 378 SOL.
Aiccelerate DAO indicates that users interested in becoming partners and participating in the presale can express their willingness and how they can help the project by retweeting, liking, and commenting on tweets. AiccelerateDAO will select suitable partners to participate in the presale based on user engagement and expected contribution levels (users may be invited to participate via Twitter direct messages).
Summary
Given that the information currently disclosed by AiccelerateDAO is not comprehensive and there are many uncertainties about its future direction. However, just by having members from multiple leading project teams in the AI and Crypto fields, AiccelerateDAO has successfully attracted widespread industry attention. With the drive of a collaborative community of developers, researchers, and investors, open-source AI is bound to thrive.
