Perle, a Web 3-based artificial intelligence project, has secured $9 million in seed funding led by Framework Ventures. This round brings the project's total funding to $17.5 million.

With the new funding, Perle will launch Perle Labs, a product designed to improve how AI models are trained using blockchain rails, user payment incentives, and on-chain attribution. According to its website, Perle provides curated data and human auditors. Previously, Perle raised $8.5 million in a seed round led by CoinFund in October 2024. (TheBlock)