Rena Labs Becomes Part of the Eterna Capital Portfolio

We are excited to officially announce our recent investment into Rena Labs.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT here.

Rena Labs is redefining the future of AI and data ecosystems with a bold vision: trustless by design. In a world where opaque algorithms and centralized systems dominate, Rena Labs is creating solutions that prioritize security, privacy, and user alignment. As former Google CEO Eric Schmidt once remarked, “The rise of AI is a story about humans writing the rules that will shape how algorithms behave.” Rena’s mission embraces this challenge by building AI and data platforms that users can truly own and verify — eliminating the need for blind trust and establishing a foundation of transparency and accountability.

At the core of this vision is a young, entrepreneurial, and dynamic team with deep expertise and drive. Rena Labs’ founders and core contributors bring experience from the likes of Google, Pinterest, VMware, and Y Combinator, as well as a track record of founding and scaling successful startups. Their diverse backgrounds and innovative spirit uniquely position them to solve complex challenges and lead this transformative shift.

We’re excited to announce our participation in Rena Labs’ $3.3M pre-seed round, led by Paper Ventures with participation from Lightspeed Faction and other investors. This funding will enable Rena Labs to scale its ambitious roadmap, expand its talented team, and accelerate the development of groundbreaking AI solutions. For us, this investment isn’t just about supporting innovative technology — it’s about backing a vision for a new era where secure and verifiable AI becomes the standard for industries worldwide.

At the heart of Rena Labs’ platform is its innovative use of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). TEEs provide the computational security needed for private, verifiable AI applications, but their technical complexity has long been a barrier to adoption. Rena Labs eliminates this complexity through abstraction stacks that allow developers and businesses to seamlessly integrate secure computation without requiring deep technical expertise. This streamlined approach positions Rena Labs as the “Stripe” of secure data computation, making privacy-first solutions accessible and scalable.

Rena Labs goes even further with its multi-prover system, a decentralized architecture that eliminates single points of failure. By relying on multiple independent validators, Rena Labs ensures system integrity and scalability, offering a more resilient solution than traditional TEE setups.

Rena Labs is powering a wide range of high-impact applications across sectors, showcasing the transformative potential of its platform. These include advancements in multi-modal large language models (LLMs), autonomous AI agents, DeFi protocols, and innovative gaming solutions.

Its platform enables practical use cases, such as:

• Private Order Execution for DEXs: Protecting sensitive trading strategies while enabling seamless liquidity.
• Market-Making Integrity Dashboards: Ensuring transparency and fairness in trading activities.
• Privacy-First AI Agents for Gaming: Enhancing player experiences with secure, trustless interactions.
• Private Data Sales in DePIN: Facilitating secure and verifiable transactions for sensitive user and bio-data.

These examples highlight Rena Labs’ ability to address complex, real-world challenges across industries, driving adoption of trustless technology while paving the way for widespread impact.

Beyond AI, Rena Labs is tackling one of the most pressing challenges of our time: data ownership. Its TEE-enabled data marketplace empowers users to sell the right to use data while maintaining full privacy and control. This innovative approach creates demand-driven ecosystems for private data, unlocking tremendous value for both Web2 and Web3 markets. By ensuring data remains protected and users stay in control, Rena Labs is shaping the future of a more secure and equitable digital economy.

At Rena Labs, the mission is clear: to create a world where data is protected, algorithms are aligned with users’ best interests, and trustless intelligence becomes the foundation of all applications. By eliminating barriers to TEE adoption and tackling critical challenges in data privacy and ownership, Rena Labs is building the infrastructure for the next era of AI and blockchain.

We’re proud to support Rena Labs in this journey as they lead this shift, empowering industries and individuals to harness the full potential of trustless, scalable AI and secure data ecosystems.

About Rena Labs

Rena Labs is building the first Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) abstraction middleware to supercharge verifiable on-chain AI use cases.

For more information, visit https://renalabs.xyz/ or follow Rena Labs on X.

About Eterna Capital

Eterna Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to advancing blockchain technology. We invest in visionary entrepreneurs pioneering breakthroughs with blockchain, aiming to drive growth and innovation across the industry. By empowering these innovators, Eterna Capital plays a crucial role in shaping the future of blockchain while providing our investors strategic access to this transformative market.

For more information, visit www.eternacapital.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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