To help customers make more efficient use of their AI computing resources, NVIDIA has reached a final protocol for acquisition Kubernetes-based workload management and orchestration software provider Run:AI, for an undisclosed amount. Nvidia plans to keep Run:ai's current business model in place for the time being, and Run:ai employees will join Nvidia's R&D center in Israel. NVIDIA DGX and DGX Cloud customers will receive the capabilities that Run:AI provides for their AI workloads, especially large language model deployments. Today, Run:AI's solutions are integrated with products such as NVIDIA DGX, NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, NVIDIA Base Command, NGC containers, and NVIDIA AI enterprise software. In addition, Israeli media outlet Calcalist expects the acquisition to be worth about $700 million.

coin Jiejie reported: On April 25, it was reported that Nvidia (NVIDIA) has reached a final protocol on acquisition Run:ai, a provider of Kubernetes-based workload management and orchestration software, and the specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. Nvidia plans to retain Run:ai's current business model for the time being, with Run:ai employees joining Nvidia's R&D center in Israel. In addition, NVIDIA DGX and DGX Cloud customers will receive the capabilities that Run:ai provides for their AI workloads, especially large language model deployments. Currently, Run:AI's solutions have been integrated with products such as NVIDIA DGX, NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, NVIDIA Base Command, NGC containers, and NVIDIA AI enterprise software.

Protocol on April 25, NVIDIA has reached a definitive agreement on the acquisition of Run:ai, a Kubernetes-based workload management and orchestration software provider, and the specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. Nvidia plans to retain Run:ai's current business model for the time being, with Run:ai employees joining Nvidia's R&D center in Israel. In addition, NVIDIA DGX and DGX Cloud customers will receive the capabilities that Run:ai provides for their AI workloads, especially large language model deployments. Currently, Run:AI's solutions have been integrated with products such as NVIDIA DGX, NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, NVIDIA Base Command, NGC containers, and NVIDIA AI enterprise software.

PANews reported on March 27 that according to CoinDesk, the Layer-1 blockchain platform Peaq successfully raised $15 million to expand its decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) ecosystem. The round was led by Generative Ventures and Borderless Capital, with Spartan Group, HV Capital, CMCC Global, Animoca Brands, Moonrock Capital, Fundamental Labs, TRGC, DWF Labs, Crit Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, NGC Ventures, Agnostic Fund, Altana Wealth and others participated. Peaq currently hosts more than 20 DePIN networks. The DePIN network leverages blockchain technology and token incentives to build a network of physical infrastructure, allowing other projects to purchase and run their own equipment without having to. Market data provider Messari estimates that the market value of DePIN could reach $3.5 trillion by 2028.

Odaily DePIN Layer1 Agreement Peaq Closes $15 Million Funding Round Led by Generative Ventures and Borderless Capital, Spartan Group, HV Capital, CMCC Global, Animoca Brands, Moonrock Capital, Fundamental Labs, TRGC, DWF Labs, Crit Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, NGC Ventures, Agnostic Fund, Altana Wealth and others participated. Funds from this round will be used to expand the Peaq ecosystem, which consists of more than 20 DePINs in areas such as multi-chain machine IDs, AI agents, and data validation. （The Block）

PANews reported on March 12 that Nibiru Chain, a Layer1 blockchain project, posted on the X platform that the Nibiru Chain mainnet has been launched. Previously, it was reported in February that Nibiru Chain closed a new round of financing of $12 million, with participation from NGC Ventures and others.  

Decentralized Finance project Nibiru Chain announced the completion of a strategic round of financing, with Oddiyana Ventures participating, the specific investment amount has not been disclosed. It is reported that Nibiru Chain closed an $8.5 million seed round at a valuation of $100 million last year, co-led by Tribe Capital, Republic Capital, NGC Ventures and Original Capital.

Golden Finance reported that Cronos Labs, a Cronos Blockchain developer, announced the third batch of 5 shortlisted projects for the Web3 acceleration program, including LILLIUS, an artificial intelligence gamified sports training service, Innerworks, an AI and ZK application for digital footprints, Reax, a Decentralization synthetic asset protocol, and Securd, a Liquidity backed lending service. and Newwit, a GameFi project, each of which will receive $30,000 in Pre-seed funding and support from investors and mentors such as NGC, Fundamental Labs, Republic, Animoca and Delphi Digital.

The three general partners of NGC Ventures remain optimistic about the crypto market and venture capital in 2024. NGC's Roger Lim said he prefers verticals such as AI and encryption, BitcoinLayer 2 networking, modularity and zero-knowledge technologies. On the other hand, Wayne Zhu of the agency is looking at "intent-based protocols" because they have the potential to enhance the user experience, manage gas fees and slippage more efficiently, and improve composability to attract more users. Meanwhile, NGC's Tony Gu said he is focusing on the Decentralization Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) and Decentralization Science (DeSci) tracks. Overall, NGC Ventures expects "the bull market to be in full swing in 2024" but "uncertain how long it will last." （The Block）

PANews reported on December 18 that DID market aggregator GoDID announced the completion of a new round of financing at a valuation of $30 million, led by NGC, and the financing amount was not disclosed. It is reported that the functions of GoDID include batch search, registration, transaction and management of various DIDs.

On December 18, it was reported that GoDID, a DID market aggregator, announced the completion of a new round of financing at a valuation of $30 million, led by NGC, and the financing amount was not disclosed. GoDID's features include bulk search, registration, transaction, and management of all types of DIDs.

According to official information, Openfort is being built on BNB Chain and has announced that it will soon integrate with opBNB. With BSC and the opBNB network, Openfort will provide a comprehensive solution for abstracting user accounts. Previously, it was reported in May that crypto infrastructure provider Openfort completed a $3 million seed round of financing, co-led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Maven 11, with participation from Game7, NGC Ventures, Newman Capital, etc. Openfort will use the funds from this funding round to develop its Wallet-as-a-Service software product for game developers and publishers.

ETH expansion platform Versatus Labs has raised $2.3 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Republic Crypto and Hyperithm. There is no lead investor in this round of financing, and it is an equity plus token guarantee round. It is reported that the seed round brings Versatus's total funding to $3.7 million, following the completion of a $1.4 million pre-seed round at a valuation of $20 million in February. At the time, Versatus was developing a Layer 1 blockchain network, but has now moved to a blockchain scaling platform due to a "lack of demand" for another Layer 1 solution. （The Block）

PANews 11月16日消息，据Cointelegraph报道，去中心化隐私协议 Hinkal Protocol 完成 410 万美元融资，Draper Associates 领投，Psalion、NGC Ventures、Aquanow、No limit Holdings、Orange DAO、DraperDragon 等参投， Founded by Stanford University graduate Giorgi Koreli and his PhD brother Nika Koreli, Hinkal has been deployed on the mainnet of 6 EVM chains. The protocol uses stealth addresses, masking pools, and DIDs to achieve the lowest privacy costs and high levels of compliance for established DeFi traders.

On November 16, it was reported that Hinkal Protocol, a decentralized privacy protocol, completed a $4.1 million financing, led by Draper Associates, with participation from Psalion, NGC Ventures, Aquanow, No limit Holdings, Orange DAO, DraperDragon, etc., and has been deployed to the mainnet of 6 EVM chains. Shielding pools and DIDs to achieve the lowest privacy costs and high levels of compliance for sophisticated DeFi traders.

Elixir Protocol, a DeFi protocol, completed a $7.5 million Series A round of funding with a valuation of $100 million, led by Hack VC and with participation from NGC Ventures, AngelList Ventures, Bloccelerate and others. （The Block）

According to PANews news on June 1, according to Decrypt, Hogwarts Labs, a dApp research and development company focusing on Web3+AI, announced the completion of the Pre-A round of financing, with a total financing of 8 million US dollars. HashGlobal, Matrix Partners, XIN Family and DHVC led the investment, SevenX, Alliance, SKY9, NGC Ventures, EVG, No Limit Holdings, Stratified Capital, Old Fashion Research, North Beta Capital and Puzzle Ventures participated in the investment. The new funding will be used for product development and global team expansion, including expanding the reach of its first product, QuestN. It is reported that QuestN is a one-stop marketing, growth and analysis platform serving the Web3 field. Hogwarts Labs, a company that continues to develop dApps and Appchains in the field of Web3 and AI, is currently planning to release an AI assistant product that will assist Web3 social interaction and time management.

Odaily Planet Daily News Hogwarts Labs, a dApps research and development company focusing on Web3+AI, announced the completion of the Pre-A round of financing, with a total financing of 8 million US dollars. HashGlobal, Matrix Partners, XIN Family and DHVC led the investment, SevenX, Alliance, SKY9, NGC Ventures , EVG, No Limit Holdings, Stratified Capital, Old Fashion Research, North Beta Capital and Puzzle Ventures participated in the investment. It is reported that Hogwarts Labs is committed to accelerating mass adoption through the continuous development of dApps and Appchain in the Web3 and AI fields. Its first product, QuestN, is a one-stop marketing, growth and analysis platform serving the Web3 field. At present, the total number of users has exceeded 2.5 million, and the DAU exceeds 80,000. At the same time, Hogwarts Labs announced that the second AI assistant product serving Web3 users will be released no earlier than Q4.

According to news from PANews on May 31, according to CoinDesk, the Anoma Foundation, a Swiss blockchain technology non-profit organization, raised $25 million in its third round of financing. The financing was led by CMCC Global, a venture capital firm focused on cryptocurrencies, with participation from Electric Capital, Delphi Digital, Dialectic, KR1, Spartan, NGC, MH Ventures, Bixin Ventures, No Limit, Plassa, Perridon Ventures, Anagram, and Factor . The new funds will be used for further development of the Anoma architecture, R&D, ecosystem development and strategic partnerships.

Odaily Planet Daily News Dispersion Capital has launched a $40 million fund to invest in decentralized infrastructure. The fund is supported by institutions such as WeNade, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Alchemy Ventures, and NGC. It will focus on deploying capital to pre-seed and seed rounds, and has already deployed 10% of the fund. (techcrunch)

Jinse Finance reports that Web3 developer platform Airstack has raised more than $7 million after closing the second half of a pre-seed funding round led by Superscrypt. The startup allows developers to request access and leverage cross-chain data using natural language powered by artificial intelligence (AI), an increasingly popular but controversial technology in the crypto space. The first half of the funding round closes in the third quarter of 2023, with backers including Polygon. Hashed Emergent, NGC, Primal Capital, UOB Ventures and Signum Capital are also investors.