FLock.io Raises $6M to Democratize AI Model Training
FLock.io, a Web3 training and fine-tuning startup based in London, recently announced the closing of a £4.76M ($6M) seed round led by Lightspeed Faction and Tagus Capital, with participation from DCG, OKX Ventures, Volt Capital, and more. The company plans to use this investment to further develop its machine learning and federated learning platform, with the goal of shifting AI governance from centralized corporations to users.
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.io's platform incentivizes model specialization based on community preference and proprietary data, inviting the public to collaborate, share knowledge, and enhance AI models. Founded by a team of Oxford alumni with extensive experience in AI and crypto, FLock.io aims to redefine AI model training by prioritizing user data privacy and encouraging community participation in governance.
Jiahao Sun, CEO of FLock.io, highlighted the platform's accessibility for anyone to contribute to AI development through compute, data, or training scripts. The company's next milestone is the launch of a federated-learning-powered training platform in Q2 this year, which will create an open leaderboard for machine-learning enthusiasts to compete and collaborate with various communities. To learn more about FLock.io and its mission, visit their website at www.flock.io.
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