According to BlockBeats news, on November 20, the crypto AI startup OpenLayer, co-founded by three former Robinhood employees, completed a $5 million seed round financing. Investors include institutions such as IOSG Ventures, a16z CSX, Geometry, Spartan Group, LongHash Ventures, and angel investors from projects like EigenLayer and AltLayer.
OpenLayer, as an AVS service on EigenLayer, has attracted over 48,000 stakers and a staking value of over $10 billion. The project allows users to contribute and verify data and earn points through a Chrome extension, while developers can access data with user consent for AI model training and other scenarios. The company plans to issue tokens in the future, currently has a team of 7 people, and plans to hire 2 more engineers.
