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Introduction to Sahara AI
Sahara AI was founded in April 2023 by a team of experts in AI and blockchain technologies, including Sean Ren, a USC professor and recipient of awards such as “Samsung AI Researcher 2023,” and Tyler Zhou, former investment director at Binance Labs. The project aims to address the challenges of centralized AI platforms, such as lack of transparency, data privacy issues, and unequal distribution of benefits.
As of March 2025, the platform has garnered significant attention, raising $43 million across two funding rounds: $6 million in March 2024 (led by Polychain Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Samsung NEXT) and $37 million in August 2024 (led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs, and Polychain Capital) (Sahara AI Funding Rounds). Other prominent investors, including Matrix Partners and Foresight Ventures, further underscore the project’s potential. 0 reply
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Future Plans of the Developers
Based on the published roadmap (Sahara AI Official Website), as of March 2025 (Q1 2025), AI Studio is in a private launch phase. The developers are likely to focus on the following milestones:
Q2 2025: Public launch of AI Studio, expanding access to developer tools.
Q3 2025: Launch of the Sahara Chain mainnet, enabling platform scalability and attracting more users.
Expansion of the global team and partner ecosystem, including companies like Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/), and others listed on the site.
Additionally, the project is actively developing initiatives like Sahara Legends and an incubator for developers working at the intersection of AI and Web3, strengthening its community presence (with over 400,000 people on the waitlist as of 2024). 0 reply
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