Perle Secures $9 Million in Seed Funding on August 7, 2025

According to industry sources, Perle secured $9 million in Seed funding on August 7, 2025. The investment round was led by Framework Ventures. With this latest round, Perle’s total funding has reached $16 million.Perle is an innovative company focused on developing professional AI applications, distinguished by its approach of employing human experts to annotate large-scale datasets. The company compensates overseas experts participating in its "human-machine collaboration" AI services with cryptocurrency, effectively integrating human expertise with advanced AI technology. Notably, Perle previously operated under the brand name Kiva AI and completed its rebranding in February 2025. Prior to this, the company raised $7 million in Seed funding in October 2024.As AI technology advances rapidly, high-quality data annotation has become increasingly critical for improving the accuracy and utility of AI models. Through its innovative human-machine collaboration model and cryptocurrency-based incentive mechanism, Perle not only addresses traditional challenges in data annotation quality but also creates new employment opportunities for global professionals. This approach is expected to establish a new paradigm in the AI sector, driving the development of more specialized and precise AI applications.