TechCrunch exclusive July 1, 2026: Venice AI unicorn at 65M Series A led by Dragonfly with Coinbase Ventures. Founded 2024 by Erik Voorhees; profitable at $70M+ ARR. Privacy-first: client-side encryption, no server-side storage, 200+ models.
Voorhees background: early Bitcoin advocate, Satoshi Dice, ShapeShift. Platform closing capability gap with ChatGPT. Vertical integration via owned GPUs and data centers planned.