PANews reported on March 13 that according to Chainwire, Aura, an on-chain AI model verification and leasing market, completed a $5.5 million seed round of financing, led by Daxos Capital, Manifold Trading and Selini Capital, with participation from Hermeneutic Investments. With the completion of this round of financing, Aura is accelerating its technology roadmap and preparing for the next stage of platform development.

According to reports, Aura is a fully decentralized platform designed for AI models, with an architecture centered around the principles of discoverability, participation, and open innovation. Aura provides on-chain AI infrastructure, supporting AI model users and creators through a decentralized AI market, a verifiable model integrity mechanism, and an incentive-aligned AI deployment ecosystem.