OpenLedger
Category: AI Infrastructure
OpenLedger is a decentralized AI blockchain that enables the creation, monetization, and transparent management of data, models, and agents. OpenLedger was founded in 2024. The company is led by Pryce Adade-Yebesi. Based in Singapore, Singapore. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: $8M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Polychain Capital, Borderless Capital, HashKey Capital, Finality Capital.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Singapore, Singapore
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- $8M
Value proposition
To democratize AI development by leveraging blockchain technology to ensure fair compensation, transparent data ownership, and community-driven governance.
Products and solutions
Datanets (community-owned datasets), A platform for training and deploying specialized AI models, AI agents, chatbots, and copilots
Unique value
OpenLedger's uniqueness lies in its integrated approach of combining a Layer 2 blockchain with AI, creating a decentralized ecosystem where all actions—from dataset uploads to model training and reward distribution—are executed on-chain. This ensures transparency and fair compensation for all participants.
Target customer
AI and Web3 developers, data contributors, and model developers.
Industries served
Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain (Web3)
Technology advantage
The platform is built as an EVM-compatible Layer 2 OP Stack, which allows developers to use familiar Ethereum tools and smart contracts, significantly lowering the barrier to entry. Its main business advantage is addressing critical issues in the AI industry, such as data ownership and unfair compensation for contributors.
How they differentiate
OpenLedger differentiates itself by focusing on being a sovereign data blockchain for AI, enabling the creation of specialized AI models through community-owned datasets called 'Datanets'. All actions, from dataset uploads to model training and governance, are executed on-chain.
Main competitors
Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, Ocean Protocol
Key partnerships
Ether.fi, io.net, Trust Wallet, Polychain Capital, HashKey Capital, Borderless Capital, Story Protocol, Theoriq, MARBLEX (Netmarble), Cambridge University Blockchain Society
Notable customers
Ether.fi (partnership)
Major milestones
Successfully closed an $8M seed funding round., Committed $25M to fund AI blockchain startups., Signed a deal with restaking protocol Ether.fi to enhance AI model development and security., Launched OPEN Mainnet with attribution focus (November 18, 2025)., OPEN token listed on Binance and other major exchanges (September 2025)., Launched $5M grant program with Cambridge University Blockchain Society (November 2025)., Partnered with Story Protocol for rights-cleared AI training standard (January 2026)., Partnered with Theoriq for verifiable AI agents in DeFi (January 2026)., Received strategic investment from MARBLEX/Netmarble (December 2025).
Growth metrics
Public growth metrics are not available.
Market positioning
OpenLedger is an early-stage project in the decentralized AI and blockchain infrastructure market. It aims to establish itself as a foundational layer for AI development by providing a platform for monetizing data, models, and agents.
Geographic focus
Global
Patents and IP
Not publicly available
About Pryce Adade-Yebesi
Founder of Utopia Labs (acquired by Coinbase)
Official website: https://www.openledger.xyz/