Web3+AI startup Perle completes $9 million funding: Unlocking AI data quality

Web3 startup Perle, focused on the quality of AI training data, raised $9 million again on the 7th, led by Framework Ventures. (Background: "Is the '80,000 Bitcoin Whale' unloading coming to an end? 68,000 BTC has been cleared, Galaxy Digital transferred another 3,715 coins.) (Additional context: Is the Bitcoin Whale unloading again? A BTC wallet that has been dormant for 14.5 years awakens: Holdings of 3,962 BTC with a return rate of up to 370,000 times.) The AI project Perle, which integrates blockchain technology, announced on the 7th that it has completed a $9 million seed round of financing, led by Framework Ventures; combined with the $8.5 million seed pre-round led by CoinFund in October 2024, the total fundraising amount has reached $17.5 million. Web3 allows humans to give back 'on-chain.' Perle pointed out that large language models often struggle in handling rare or complex situations due to data bias and insufficient 'long-tail' scenarios. 'What large models lack are not parameters, but high-quality samples that can understand abstract contexts.' To solve this challenge, Perle plans to launch 'Perle Labs.' The platform records users' reviews, annotations, and contributions on the blockchain, and distributes encryption rewards through an on-chain attribution mechanism, ensuring that data sources are transparent and verifiable, while also supporting multi-modal inputs such as text, audio, and images. Capital perspective: From computing power competition to data refinement. Vance Spencer, co-founder of Framework Ventures, emphasized: 'The next step for AI will be driven by better data, not simply expanding the model.' Framework Ventures has invested in two consecutive rounds, believing that decentralized incentives can significantly improve data quality, and also revealed that the crypto fund is expanding its layout in AI infrastructure. For investors, Perle's case symbolizes a potential paradigm shift in the AI industry from 'computing power arms race' to 'data refinement.' However, quality control and regulatory compliance remain challenges that Perle must face. Whether it can persuade more enterprises to adopt a transparent and verifiable data process will determine the subsequent momentum. Related reports: Trump will allow 401(k) retirement funds to invest in Bitcoin! Vice President Vance: Soon, 100 million Americans will own BTC. Cathay United Bank can now hold Bitcoin! The first wave of trials has been approved, targeting high-net-worth clients. Opinion: Proposing with Bitcoin, is it more eternal than diamonds? Generation Z has already awakened. <Web3+AI startup Perle completes $9 million financing: unlocking AI data quality> This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.