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Alive Completes $12 Million Institutional Funding Round to Democratize Access to AI and Drive Web3 Innovation

Alive, the world's leading Web3 artificial intelligence platform, has announced the completion of a $12 million institutional funding round, following a $5 million seed funding round in March. The funding will support the development and expansion of Alive's AI Node plan, which aims to democratize access to AI and enable more people to share the wealth opportunities brought by AI development.

By introducing a node mechanism within its ecosystem, Alive incorporates the decentralized spirit of Web3 and gives node holders a pivotal role in leading the development of the Alive ecosystem. Through participating in the AI Node plan, node holders will be stakeholders in the Alive ecosystem, participate in its governance and decision-making processes, and enjoy multiple dividends and benefits.

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