AI inference platform Gaia raises $20 million in seed and Series A funding, led by Mantle and others

According to ChainCatcher, decentralized AI inference platform Gaia has announced the completion of $20 million in seed and Series A funding rounds, led by ByteTrade, SIG, Mirana, and Mantle, with participation from Outlier Ventures, NGC, Taisu Ventures, Consensys Mesh, and others.

The new funds will be used to expand decentralized AI infrastructure and officially launch the world’s first AI-native smartphone designed for user-driven intelligence. The Gaia AI phone is built on Galaxy S25 Edge hardware, with all AI inference processes running locally—no cloud required, no data uploads, and no risk of privacy breaches.