On January 10th, despite the overall weak performance of the Crypto and AI markets, an AI investment and development DAO named Aiccelerate DAO has attracted widespread attention. So what is the charm of this DAO, which is supported by advisors such as Shaw, co-founder of ai16z, Ethermage, contributor #001 of Virtuals Protocol, and Jason, co-founder of Story Protocol?
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 integrating the power of AI and cryptocurrency technologies, building an ecosystem that supports and develops decentralized open-source AI projects.
In this ecosystem, Aiccelerate DAO is committed to gathering developers across multiple technological frameworks to jointly promote the cutting-edge development of AI and blockchain technology.
To achieve this goal, Aiccelerate DAO is building a community composed of developers, aiming to create a series 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 leading teams.
In addition, Aiccelerate DAO 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 Advisors
Aiccelerate DAO has been under development for over two months, with team members coming from leading open-source AI teams or having previously worked at Coinbase and Consensys. The founding partners of AiccelerateDAO include crypto OG Mark, @cryptopunk7213, and @ropirito. Mark previously studied computer science and economics at the University of Pennsylvania and Seoul National University, is currently a member of the ai16z token economics working group, and is active in the fields of NFT, Crypto x AI, and Meme; @cryptopunk7213 has worked at Coinbase and Consensys; and @ropirito is a maintainer and partner of ai16z.

It is worth mentioning that founding partner @ropirito, to show his firm belief in the project, announced that he would donate all tokens held by his personal agents 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.
The advisory team of Aiccelerate DAO is also strong, structured into four main categories: development, investment, research, and promotion, inviting members from major teams such as ai16z, Virtuals Protocol, and Abstract to join. These advisors will provide advice and resources to help Aiccelerate DAO better achieve its development goals.
Aiccelerate DAO Development Advisors: Shaw, co-founder of ai16z; Ethermage, contributor #001 of Virtuals Protocol; cygaar, contributor of Abstract; Tachi, co-founder and CEO of Playgrounds; Jin, partner at ai16z; Karan, open-source AI developer; Nader (EigenLayer); Jason, co-founder of Story Protocol.
Aiccelerate DAO Investment Advisors: Andrew Kang, partner at Mechanism Capital; Casey Caruso, managing partner at Topology Ventures; Anil Lulla, CEO of Delphi Digital; Marc Weinstein, partner at Mechanism Capital; Tommy Shaughnessy, co-founder of Delphi Digital; Justin Lee (Coinbase Ventures).
Aiccelerate DAO Research Advisors: Sammy, researcher at Moca Network; Jeff (Chief Chef of Steak Studio); Kel, independent researcher; baoskee, core member of daos.fun; and Skely (ai16z).
Aiccelerate DAO Promotion Advisors (Outreach Advisors): David Hoffman, founder of Bankless; Ryan Sean Adams, co-founder of Bankless; Threadguy (Probably Nothing).
Will AiccelerateDAO issue tokens? How to participate?
Regarding 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 from potential future airdrops and investment opportunities. Additionally, as AiccelerateDAO's assets under management (AUM) grow, a certain percentage 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 released, but the contract address has been announced and fundraising is open on daos.fun. Aiccelerate DAO's fundraising goal is 500 SOL (approximately $94,353), and it has currently raised 378 SOL.
Aiccelerate DAO states that users interested in becoming partners and participating in the presale can express their intentions 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 participation and expected contribution levels (potentially inviting users to participate via Twitter direct message).
Summary
Given that the current information disclosed by AiccelerateDAO is not comprehensive and there are many uncertainties regarding its future direction, AiccelerateDAO has already successfully attracted widespread attention in the industry solely by having members from multiple leading project teams in the AI and Crypto fields. With the collaboration of developers, researchers, and investors, open-source AI is bound to thrive.

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