Perle Raises $9 Million in Seed Funding Round for AI Training Data Platform
Perle, a company that specializes in developing an AI training data platform using Web3 technology, has recently secured $9 million in a seed funding round led by Framework Ventures. This latest funding round brings the total funding raised by Perle to $17.5 million, including the pre-seed round.
Perle Labs: Leveraging Blockchain for AI Training
The newly raised funds will be instrumental in launching Perle Labs, a groundbreaking platform that harnesses blockchain technology to manage human contributions to AI training. Perle Labs will introduce innovative payment systems, maintain detailed work histories, and validate contributions on-chain. The ultimate objective is to establish a global ecosystem where individuals can actively participate in supplying data for AI models, with a strong emphasis on enhancing quality and verification processes.
Expert Team and Strategic Partnerships
Perle was founded by a talented team of individuals with extensive experience from renowned organizations such as Scale AI, Meta, MIT, and Berkeley. The company has already collaborated with various entities to oversee large-scale AI training operations. This recent funding round follows a previous investment of $8.5 million in October 2024 from prominent investors including CoinFund, Protagonist, HashKey, and Peer VC. Perle intends to leverage its expanding network and fresh capital to enhance its platform and elevate the significance of human input in the realm of AI development.
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