Overview
- Pi Network Ventures announced its first-ever investment in OpenMind, positioning the Pi ecosystem to support decentralized AI and robotics.
- A joint proof-of-concept used more than 350,000 active Pi Nodes to run image-recognition models, with the companies reporting successful real-world AI performance.
- Node operators earned Pi for contributing unused computing power, demonstrating a tokenized incentive model for distributed AI workloads.
- OpenMind plans to expand development of its OM1 robotics operating system and FABRIC coordination protocol, refine pilot deployments, and add partners over the next year.
- OpenMind previously raised $20 million in August 2025 in a round led by Pantera Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Ribbit, Topology, and Pebblebed.