Dataline Raises $10.6 Million and Announces First Cohort of AI Data Launch Partners to Support Trusted Data for AI Agents.
The funding round, co-led by Lattice and Samsung-backed Dispersion Capital, accompanies the launch of Dataline’s first AI Data Launch partner cohort, bringing together leading AI and Web3 projects.
ROAD TOWN, BVI, Oct. 31, 2026 — Dataline, a decentralized data network for AI agents, has raised $10.6 million in a funding round co-led by Lattice and Samsung-backed Dispersion Capital, with participation from AI-focused investment firm Symbolic Capital.
The round also attracted strategic investors from the Web2 and Web3 sectors, including Coinbase Ventures, Anagram, a former Head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and founders and partners from Robinhood, Venmo, Anchorage, NEA, General Catalyst, Jump Capital and FalconX.
Alongside the funding announcement, Dataline introduced its first AI Data Launch partner cohort, bringing together a group of AI and Web3 projects focused on improving data availability and reliability for AI applications. Participants include Kite, Aerodrome, B3OS, Sentient, Sahara, Hyperliquid, Polymarket, Kalshi, Primus, Cluster, Apro, Base, Robinhood Chain, BNB, Sui, TON and others.
As part of the initiative, Dataline also announced partnerships with Base and Robinhood Chain, through which developers building on both networks will receive free access to Dataline.
Network Adoption and Early Traction
The funding follows early network activity that indicates growing demand for reliable data infrastructure for autonomous AI systems. Dataline has powered 19.4 million onchain transactions and recorded a 96.4% agent task success rate. Its global community has also grown to more than 300,000 members.
The protocol was named a winner of the 2025 BNB Chain AI Hackathon, further supporting its position in the emerging AI and blockchain ecosystem.
Community engagement has also increased through its participation campaigns. Dataline’s first quest campaign with Legion attracted more than 1,000 unique participants, who completed over 750 quests and 1,000 raids. The second quest campaign began on October 15, offering additional opportunities for community members to earn rewards.
In November, Dataline plans to conduct a Uniswap Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) on Base and Robinhood Chain.
Building an Open Routing Layer for AI Data
Autonomous AI agents depend on accurate, reliable and up-to-date information to complete tasks and make decisions. Dataline aims to address this requirement through a decentralized marketplace for agent-payable data.
The protocol enables data providers to publish feeds and allows AI agents to access information on a pay-per-call basis through x402 payments. Its model is positioned as a data routing layer for AI, similar to how OpenRouter provides routing infrastructure for AI models and tokens.
Through a single integration, agents can access multiple data sources. Each API response includes an AI-generated confidence score based on source reliability, freshness and consistency. These scores allow agents to assess data quality and identify or reject potentially unreliable information before taking action.
Expanding Data Availability Through an Open Marketplace
In addition to its curated and verified data feeds, Dataline allows individuals and organisations to publish data and set prices for each request. The system operates as an open marketplace where both AI agents and human participants can request, provide and exchange information.
A requester can post a bounty for specific data, which can then be claimed by any eligible provider in the network. The provider supplies the requested information and receives payment upon completion.
Payments are settled instantly through x402. Provider credentials remain within the gateway, while an optional zero-knowledge attestation layer allows data providers to attach verifiable proof bundles to individual responses.
The network also uses an economic incentive model to maintain data quality. Providers stake tokens when submitting responses. Accurate data earns the associated bounty, while submissions that fail quality requirements can result in the provider’s stake being slashed.
This approach is designed to expand the availability of cross-verified data and support customised information requests on demand without relying on a single central authority.
Reliable Data as a Foundation for AI Development
“After building AI agents ourselves, we realized that clean and reliable data is the lifeblood of AI,” said Nuo Shi, cofounder of Dataline. “Today’s AI is capable enough to know what data it needs, sometimes better than we do. So we built an open network that not only delivers the most reliable data streams, but also lets AI request help to gather the data it can’t reach on its own.”
About Dataline
Dataline is a decentralized data network for AI agents, providing a single integration for accessing data across multiple markets. The protocol delivers cross-verified data sources with AI-generated confidence scores, alongside a marketplace for custom data requests. Its infrastructure is designed to support more reliable information access and help power an increasingly capable AI workforce.
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