Pond 融資 750 萬美元，用於建立訓練 Web3 AI 模型的綜合生態系統

Pond 聯合創辦人兼執行長 Dylan Zhang 告訴 The Block，此次融資的結構是一份帶有代幣認股權證的簡單未來股權協議 (SAFE)。

Web3 AI startup Pond has secured $7.5 million in a seed funding round to expand its platform for building crypto-native AI models.

Web3 AI 新創公司 Pond 在種子輪融資中獲得了 750 萬美元，用於擴展其構建加密原生 AI 模型的平台。

The round was led by Archetype with participation from Cyber Fund, Delphi Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Near Foundation, Chris Yin of Plume Network, Cynthia Wu of Matrixport and Tesa Ho, head of market research at Flashbots, joining as angel investors.

本輪融資由 Archetype 領投，Cyber​​ Fund、Delphi Ventures、Coinbase Ventures、Near Foundation、Plume Network 的 Chris Yin、Matrixport 的 Cynthia Wu 以及 Flashbots 市場研究主管 Tesa Ho 作為天使投資人參與。

Founded in 2023, Pond initially focused on using on-chain data to help users explore the profiles and connections of crypto users. Now, the startup is pivoting to a platform for building Web3 AI models.

Pond 成立於 2023 年，最初專注於利用鏈上資料幫助用戶探索加密貨幣用戶的個人資料和聯繫。現在，這家新創公司正在轉向建立 Web3 AI 模型的平台。

“We are building a complete model ecosystem, not only building our own models but also helping others create and commercialize their models,” CTO Bill Shi told The Block.

「我們正在建立一個完整的模型生態系統，不僅建立我們自己的模型，還幫助其他人創建他們的模型並將其商業化，」首席技術長 Bill Shi 告訴 The Block。

According to Shi, Pond's Web3 AI models are designed to power crypto-specific use cases driven by on-chain data.

根據 Shi 介紹，Pond 的 Web3 AI 模型旨在為由鏈上資料驅動的加密特定用例提供支援。

“On-chain data is extremely messy and vast in quantity, making it incomprehensible to the human mind. By leveraging AI capabilities, we transform what is beyond human understanding into comprehensible information, helping users make better use of on-chain data,” he said.

「鏈上數據極度混亂且數量龐大，人類思維無法理解。透過利用人工智慧能力，我們將人類無法理解的內容轉化為可理解的信息，幫助用戶更好地利用鏈上數據。

The fundraising was structured as a SAFE with token warrants, Pond co-founder and CEO Dylan Zhang told The Block.

Pond 聯合創始人兼執行長 Dylan Zhang 告訴 The Block，此次融資的結構是帶有代幣認股權證的 SAFE。