An $85M seed round for an open-source AI project is not something you see every day. @SentientAGI secured it - backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, with Pantera Capital & Framework Ventures as co-leads. Built on @0xPolygon and guided by core contributors like Polygon co-founder @sandeepnailwal Sentient’s mission is to keep AGI open-source and out of the grip of a few tech giants. They’re building AI models with personality, not just utility - “Dobby” models blend strong reasoning with a human-like voice, powered by: • Data overloading – train tone & skills together • Token-level routing – mix multiple models on the fly • Dobby Factory – automated, continuous improvement Given the scale of this raise and the names behind it, rumours about a future Kaito ecosystem appearance are already starting to circulate. Early eyes often win.