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Overview
Total raised
$85M
Investors 2
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| Dec 19, 2025 | The Spartan Group | spartangroup.io |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 10
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| Jun 12, 2025 | Polygon Cofounder Sandeep Nailwal Takes Over As CEO | SUMMARY L2 blockchain startup Polygon’s cofounder Sandeep Nailwal will take over as the CEO of Polygon Foundation He said that the reason behind such a move aligns with Polygon’s vision on clear direction and focused execution Besides Polyg... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | The AI Race: Open Deep Search and DeepSeek-GRM Transforming the Landscape | The world of artificial intelligence is a battlefield. Two new contenders, Open Deep Search (ODS) and DeepSeek-GRM, are stepping into the ring. They promise to reshape how we interact with AI. These innovations highlight a crucial shift in ... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Open Deep Search arrives to challenge Perplexity and ChatGPT Search | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Researchers at Sentient Foundation have released Open Deep Search (ODS), an open-source framework that can match ... |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Open AGI Summit Comes To DevCon With Google Cloud As An Official Partner | Bangkok, Thailand, October 31st, 2024, Chainwire The Open AGI Summit, a pioneering conference exploring the intersection of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and decentralized technologies, is set to take place in Bangkok on November 14... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Revolutionizing AI Development with Sentient | San Francisco-based open-source AI platform Sentient has secured a whopping $85 million in seed funding to disrupt the centralized AI model development landscape. Led by Peter Thiel’s Founder’s Fund, this funding round aims to democratize A... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Open-source AI platform Sentient raises $85M co-led by Peter Thiel’s Founder’s Fund Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE. One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and relevant content. Join our community on YouTube Join the community th ...... | San Francisco-based open-source artificial intelligence development platform Sentient today announced that it has raised $85 million in a seed funding round to topple the dominance of centralized AI model development in the industry. Peter ... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Open-source AI platform Sentient raises $85M co-led by Peter Theil’s Founder’s Fund Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE. One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and relevant content. Join our community on YouTube Join the community th ...... | San Francisco-based open-source artificial intelligence development platform Sentient today announced that it has raised $85 million in a seed funding round to topple the dominance of centralized AI model development in the industry. Peter ... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Polygon, Eigenlayer, Sentient hold open AGI Summit @ethcc Tackling Issues Around Open vs Closed AI | Brussels, Belgium, June 26th, 2024, Chainwire The Open AGI Summit, organized by Sentient and Symbolic Capital and sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) will bring together top thought leaders in Decentralized AI like Sandeep Nailwal, Joey ... |
| Sentient | “Community-built open AGI” |
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FAQ about Sentient
How much funding has Sentient raised?
Sentient has raised $85M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in Sentient?
Parsers VC lists 2 investors of Sentient, among them The Spartan Group.
What has the press written about Sentient?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Sentient, among them “Polygon Cofounder Sandeep Nailwal Takes Over As CEO” (Jun 12, 2025) and “The AI Race: Open Deep Search and DeepSeek-GRM Transforming the Landscape” (Apr 8, 2025).
Is Sentient still active?
Yes, Sentient is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 24, 2026.