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THIS WEEK on [OPENGRADIENT]origin.

♠️OpenGradient is a New York–based company/project focused on verifiable AI infrastructure, combining AI with blockchain-style or decentralized compute.

♠️On its official site, it describes itself as building for open-source model hosting, secure inference, agent execution, and app deployment. (opengradient.ai)

♠️OpenGradient says its team comes from AI/ML, blockchain, crypto, and Web3 backgrounds, with alumni from firms like Google, Meta, Palantir, and Two Sigma. Third-party company profiles also describe it as founded in 2023 and based in New York, New York. (opengradient.ai

♠️There are also reports tying its early growth to the a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) and later funding rounds. A PRNewswire release dated April 14, 2026 says OpenGradient announced $9.5 million in total funding to scale its network for verifiable AI.

summary:
OpenGradient originated as a startup/research effort at the intersection of AI and blockchain, aimed at making AI compute more open, auditable, and secure.

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