World, co-founded by Sam Altman, raised $52.5M via a yearlong lockup crypto token sale of WLD, showcasing investors' commitment to the startup's growth and utility.
World (Sam Altman's ex-Worldcoin rebranding) raised $52.5M in crypto tokens from Pantera Capital with 12-month lockup. Proof-of-human identity verification against bots and AI is critical infrastructure; World's iris-scan adoption lags despite partnerships with Tinder, Zoom, Docusign.
The funds were raised from strategic investors
Jul 25, 2026
10:54 am
What's the storyWorld, the online verification start-up co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a crypto token sale.
The funds were raised from strategic investors who participated in a 12-month lockup sale of World's token, WLD.
Sam Altman's side project — which seeks to scan the world's eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised…
Sam Altman-backed World raised $52.5 million through a Worldcoin token sale backed by major crypto investors under lockup.
Pantera Capital led the one-year locked token sale, joined by Bain Capital Crypto, as World scales its ID network for AI agents.
The "first close" of the WLD token sale was led by Pantera and included Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini,…
World Foundation secures $52.5M in a token sale led by Pantera Capital to expand its privacy-first World ID digital identity…
World Foundation raises $53M in a WLD token sale led by Pantera with a one-year lockup, signaling institutional confidence in the…
