Venice AI, which offers access to 200+ AI models while allowing users to retain their privacy, raised a $65M Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
Venice AI raised $65M at a $1B valuation for its privacy-focused platform aggregating access to more than 200 AI models.
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<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/venice-ai-becomes-a-unicorn-with-65m-series-a-as-its-privacy-first-ai-platform-takes-off/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260701/i35.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260701/p35#a260701p35" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Ram Iyer / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/venice-ai-becomes-a-unicorn-with-65m-series-a-as-its-privacy-first-ai-platform-takes-off/">Venice AI, which offers access to 200+ AI models while allowing users to retain their privacy, raised a $65M Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation</a></b></span> — Concerns over the impact of AI chatbots on mental health, personal safety, harassment, and disinformation have forced AI developers … </p>
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