Catenaa, Sunday, June 29, 2025-Units.Network, a Layer-1 blockchain project rooted in the Waves Protocol, has raised $10 million to accelerate development in on-chain artificial intelligence, as competition intensifies in the AI-blockchain integration space.
The funding, led by Nimbus Capital, the digital asset arm of In On Capital, will help scale the network’s validator infrastructure, deepen cross-chain liquidity, and support the rollout of two AI-based tools: an AI Launchpad and an AI Liquidity Manager.
Nimbus manages more than $1.3 billion in assets.
Units.Network, founded by Sasha Ivanov, aims to simplify access to artificial intelligence applications for both developers and traders through its new platform tools.
The launchpad is expected to reduce entry barriers for AI innovators, while the liquidity manager will focus on creating fairer, more efficient crypto markets.
Ivanov said the new funding would help embed practical artificial intelligence within the network’s core services. “This investment allows us to place practical artificial intelligence at the centre of our ecosystem,” he said.
Robert Baker, managing partner at Nimbus Capital, said the firm had monitored AI-blockchain convergence closely, and Units.Network stood out for delivering “real on-chain utility.”
The project has also introduced a DAO-governed grant initiative, offering performance-based incentives to developers whose applications exceed $1 million in total value locked. The grant program is intended to boost ecosystem expansion ahead of the AI Launchpad’s anticipated public launch later this year.
Market analysts estimate the AI-blockchain sector will grow from $0.7 billion in 2025 to $1.9 billion by 2029.
Crypto assets linked to AI projects have risen sharply, with valuations climbing from $2.7 billion to over $26 billion in the past 12 months.
