Company research · Unclassified
ChainOpera AI
Tracked as part of the wider AI business and automation landscape. Inclusion alone does not establish that the company operates autonomously.
Autonomy has not been assessed
The recorded proposition
A decentralized 'full-stack super agent AI economy' — a community-owned OpenAI alternative.
Index summary of the positioning; not an independent finding.
Full-stack decentralized AI platform: a consumer AI Terminal, an agent-building platform, a decentralized model & GPU network, and an AI-native L1 blockchain with the $COAI token. Recently added an AI Trading Arena with autonomous trading agents. The crypto outlier of the cohort.
Where humans remain involved
Ongoing human hours, approval frequency and intervention rates have not been measured in this record. Reported team size describes the company, not the labor required to operate a customer business.
What still needs evidence
Establish a repeatable production workflow, identify the tasks people still perform, and measure cost, reliability and customer outcomes before drawing conclusions about business autonomy.
Financial and team context
Reported figures retain their original scope. Revenue periods and headcount dates may differ; these are not a current audited financial statement.
- Financial observation
- Not reported
No field-specific source recorded.
- Reported team
- 40+ reported team
Observation date unknown · team unspecified · Source not rechecked
Source: The Block ('40+ team') ↗ - Funding as recorded
- $17M (incl. sister co TensorOpera; ChainOpera seed $3.5M)Source: The Block ↗
Financial and headcount history · 1 observations
Recorded dates show when an entry was added to this history. Source-check dates show when the publication was read; they do not establish that the figure is current or audited. Earlier observations and corrections remain visible.
Headcount · 40+ reported team
Observation date unknown · unclassified · lower bound
Scope: unknown · team unspecified · Recorded 2026-09-12 · Source checked not recorded · Published date unknown
Imported from the existing research record; source not rechecked during import. Missing dates remain unknown.
The Block ('40+ team') ↗
Round / transaction: Seed
Recorded date: 2024-12
Investors / backers: Finality Capital · Road Capital · IDG Capital · Camford VC · ABCDE Capital · Amber Group
Pricing and commercial terms
No SaaS pricing — usage driven by the $COAI token and points/airdrop economy.
Historical research snapshot. A pricing verification date is not recorded; confirm current plans, usage limits and additional costs with the provider before purchasing.
Recorded referral terms: Crypto-style points program: invite codes earn ~100 points per referral, plus seasonal airdrop 'Quests'. These terms have not been revalidated for this profile.
Founders and recorded roles
Salman Avestimehr
Dean's Professor at USC, IEEE Fellow; co-founder of FedML/TensorOpera.
Aiden He
Co-founder of FedML/TensorOpera; ML systems researcher.
Recorded technology stack
- Own L1 blockchain ($COAI)
- TensorOpera / FedML stack
- EigenLayer
- Babylon
- Aethir GPU network
- Google Cloud
- Azure
Components listed in the research record; integrations have not been independently tested here.
Research timeline
2026-05
Launched AI Trading Arena; integrated Lit Protocol's 'Vincent' autonomous trading agents.
Direct article link not recorded.
2025-09
$COAI became the first project listed on Binance Alpha.
Direct article link not recorded.
Sources and coverage limits
This profile brings together the existing Index research. Company announcements, sponsored articles and founder interviews can establish what was said; they do not independently prove sustained autonomy or revenue.