Pragma Ventures

OpenGradient is a decentralized AI platform that hosts open-source models, enables secure inference, and supports deployment of AI applications. It provides native model hosting, permissionless composability, and secure execution to accelerate open-source AI while improving verifiability and enabling censorship-resistant model access. The platform relies on a heterogeneous AI compute architecture and a proprietary library to power secure AI workflows, including inference, agentic reasoning, and analysis. A web portal and SDK let developers leverage the AI stack without blockchain complexity, helping them build secure, auditable workflows. OpenGradient aims to democratize model ownership and promote transparency in AI by enabling scalable, verifiable computing across open-source models.

Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.

D8X is a decentralized platform designed for trading perpetual futures contracts, focusing on mid-cap and small-cap assets. By employing a financial engineering approach, D8X transforms the on-chain trading experience, making it accessible to both retail and institutional traders. The platform facilitates competitive pricing and low holding costs, allowing users to utilize perpetual futures as effective hedging instruments. This innovative trading environment enables participants to explore new revenue streams while enhancing their trading strategies.

Ryodan Systems develops zkRollup to construct an infrastructure based on Ethereum encryption technology, achieving almost no gas costs and data sovereignty.

Fondo is a company that offers an all-in-one accounting platform tailored for new startups, assisting founders in managing their financial operations. By providing services such as bookkeeping, tax filing, and additional financial administrative functions—including valuations, loans, and grants—Fondo enables entrepreneurs to focus on growing their businesses. The company aims to alleviate the burdens of financial management, ensuring that startups have the necessary data to make informed decisions while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations. Through its comprehensive services, Fondo supports founders in building enduring businesses by streamlining financial processes and enhancing overall efficiency.

Obscuro Labs develops TEN, a Layer 2 rollup that scales and encrypts Ethereum, allowing smart contracts to contain both public and private elements without changing the user or developer experience. The TEN protocol operates contracts at larger scale and supports on-chain gaming, smart contract sharing, sealed token auctions, data encryption, and the deployment of tokenized rewards, while also enabling components such as artificial intelligence agents to function within the ecosystem.