Datagram Raises $4M Pre-Seed Round to Launch DePIN Baselayer on Avalanche

Led by Blizzard the Avalanche Fund, the raise accelerates Datagram’s mission to power real-time infrastructure for the decentralized internet.

Datagram, the Hyper-Fabric Network built for DePIN interoperability, has officially closed a $4 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Blizzard the Avalanche Fund, with strategic participation from Animoca Brands, Cointelegraph, Amber Group, Aquanow, Arche Fund, DePIN X Capital, ISKRA, JDI Ventures, Yellow Capital, and a number of leading angel investors across infrastructure and blockchain ecosystems.

This capital fuels Datagram’s rollout as a sovereign Layer 1 blockchain built on Avalanche, engineered for ultra-low latency, real-time composability, and massive cross-chain interoperability. The raise also accelerates Datagram’s node network deployment, strategic partnership onboarding, and key roadmap milestones, including its mainnet launch and upcoming node sale.

Unlocking the World’s Idle Infrastructure

Up to 80% of CPUs, bandwidth, and storage across the world’s personal and enterprise devices sit idle. Datagram is building a global, decentralized backbone to put that idle infrastructure to work.

By converting underutilized compute and bandwidth into a high-availability fabric, Datagram powers latency-sensitive applications across gaming, AI, communications, and more. Delivering real-time performance without relying on centralized cloud providers.

“Avalanche shares our belief that real-time infrastructure must be decentralized, efficient, and open,” said Jason Brink, CEO of Datagram. “Blizzard’s leadership in this round validates what we’ve built, and what’s next. We believe Datagram can become the base layer for the decentralized internet.”‍

Avalanche as the Launchpad

Avalanche provides the high-throughput, low-latency architecture required to support Datagram’s sovereign L1. By leveraging Avalanche’s consensus and composable ecosystem, Datagram ensures seamless integration with over 200 enterprise partners and 1 million users across DePIN and Web3 applications.

“Datagram is the missing link between underutilized infrastructure and real-time Web3 applications,” said Lydia Chiu, SVP of Corporate Development and CIO at Blizzard. “We’re excited to back a project making decentralized infrastructure more performant, composable, and widely accessible.”

Building for the Next Internet

From gaming engines to AI inference, Datagram is laying the foundation for a new kind of internet, one that is decentralized by default, scalable in real time, and optimized for global demand.

“Infrastructure is the foundation for digital freedom and ownership,” said Leigh Travers, Director of Capital Markets at Animoca Brands. “Datagram’s architecture unlocks a new model. One that scales naturally with the demands of the open metaverse, AI, and gaming. It’s essential for what comes next.”

Live and Growing: Alpha Testnet, Node Network, and More

Following the raise, Datagram launched its Alpha Testnet, enabling users to run nodes, contribute bandwidth and compute, and earn early rewards in airdrop points. The network has already surpassed 80,000 active nodes, 1.5 million transactions, and 120,000+ wallets connected.

This early momentum sets the stage for Datagram’s node sale, mainnet rollout, and continued partner integrations across telecom, gaming, and AI. The company is also expanding its AI-based routing engine, which dynamically optimizes traffic across the decentralized network to reduce latency and increase resilience.