0G Ecosystem Receives $290M in Financing to Develop World's First Decentralized AI Operating System

Zero Gravity Labs (0G Labs or 0GL), a core contributor to the world’s first Artificial Intelligence Layer (AIL) and decentralized AI operating system (deAIOS), has announced over $325M in committed funding to accelerate the future of open, verifiable AI. This includes a newly completed $40M seed round led by Hack VC, with participation from Delphi Ventures, OKX Ventures, Samsung Next, Animoca Brands, and others, alongside a $250M token purchase and liquid capital commitment secured by the 0G Foundation.

This milestone positions 0G as a leading force in the development of Infinite AI: an open, composable ecosystem where compute, storage, and intelligence are modular, decentralized, and accessible to all. It also underscores the growing global demand for transparent infrastructure capable of powering real-time AI workloads onchain.

Participants in the rounds included Hack VC, Delphi Ventures, OKX Ventures, Samsung Next, Bankless Ventures, Yat Siu and Animoca Brands, Blockchain Builders Fund, Awaken Finance, dao5, Coin Bureau, Santiago R. Santos, Alchemy, Gumi, No Limits Holdings, Alumni Ventures, Master Ventures, LongHash, IBC Group, Polygon and Sandeep Nailwal, Daedalus, NGC Ventures, Nonce Classic, Kudasai, Blockdaemon, Adrian Cheng, and Foresight Ventures. Hack VC’s LPs—such as Blue Pool Capital, Bolts, Orange DAO, and Alliance DAO—also participated, with the highest SAFE valuation cap exceeding $2 billion.

The 0G ecosystem now includes over 200 backers, including traditional AI investors like Abstract VC, Emad Mostaque, Ed Roman, Joanne Chen, and LifeX. This diverse investor base reflects 0G’s commitment to long-term decentralization and carefully aligned strategic growth.

The liquid line gives the Foundation on-demand access to capital for supporting product development and ecosystem growth.

Michael Heinrich, co-founder and CEO of Zero Gravity Labs (0GL), said: “AI is transforming every facet of our lives, but its development has been largely centralized, raising concerns about transparency and control. With dAIOS, we're building an open and decentralized AI Operating System that ensures security, transparency, and accessibility. This funding will allow us to accelerate our mission.”

Ed Roman, Managing Partner at Hack VC, said: “We are thrilled to deepen our partnership with Zero Gravity Labs by leading their seed round. We're doubling down on our investment because 0GL’s innovative approach to building a decentralized AI Operating System aligns perfectly with our vision for the future of technology. By addressing the critical gaps in current blockchain infrastructure, 0GL is positioned to impact the industry significantly.” 

As the world’s first decentralized AI operating system, dAIOS will operate at the intersection of Web3 and artificial intelligence. 0G’s solution will be optimized for data availability, ensuring accessible and efficiently managed data for AI processes through infinite scalability without bottlenecks.

0G’s deAIOS—part of its unified modular stack—will provide a decentralized, secure environment for massive datasets and real-time inference. This one-stop platform for decentralized AI combines compute, storage, and data availability, delivering throughput of up to 50 GB/second and reducing infrastructure costs by orders of magnitude.

The need for decentralized AI solutions has been reinforced by growing concerns over data privacy, security breaches, and the monopolization of AI technologies. 0GL’s decentralized AI Operating System aims to address these issues by providing an infrastructure where AI applications can run securely and transparently onchain.

With funding in place, 0GL and the 0G Foundation are accelerating the path toward a decentralized future for AI. Over the coming months, the team will expand R&D efforts, deepen academic partnerships, and continue growing the developer ecosystem behind the first-ever Artificial Intelligence Layer.

0G Foundation plans to cultivate a community of developers, such as 0GL and other ecosystem participants who share its vision. 

About 0G Foundation

The 0G Foundation is an organization dedicated to driving innovation and growth by maintaining the world’s first decentralized AI Operating System. Focused on creating an open, transparent, and scalable infrastructure, the 0G Foundation is committed to fostering a vibrant, decentralized ecosystem where AI can operate as a public good. Through strategic collaborations, community initiatives, and innovative technology, the 0G Foundation strives to ensure the long-term sustainability and integrity of the 0G network.

Zero Gravity Labs (0GL)

Zero Gravity Labs is helping develop the software that will underlie the first decentralized AI Operating System, offering unparalleled infrastructure to power the next generation of decentralized AI applications. Unlike traditional closed AI systems that centralize control, the 0G Protocol empowers users with full autonomy, ensuring privacy, verifiability, and censorship resistance. With breakthrough speeds of 50 GB/second—50,000x faster and 100x more cost-effective than competitors, 0G’s infinitely scalable DA, storage, and verifiable AI service framework are making fully on-chain AI a reality.