VCs Return to Cardano as Lunar Labs Capital Backs Dedium Network’s Decentralized GPU Infrastructure
Dedium Network announces a strategic partnership with Lunar Labs Capital, showing venture capital’s growing interest in Cardano-based projects. The collaboration combines Dedium’s innovative infrastructure with Lunar Strategy’s experience in accelerating crypto projects.
The tide is turning
— Dedium | GPU Computing (@DediumNetwork) November 27, 2024VCs are coming back to Cardano, and we’re excited to announce our partnership with @Lunar3capital and @LunarStrategy!With strategic investments from @Lunar3capital and full marketing support from @LunarStrategy, @DediumNetwork is ready to scale like never… pic.twitter.com/p5QJh5MC11
The partnership leverages Lunar Labs Capital’s track record of supporting over 250 projects and investing more than $60M in marketing across five years.
Strategic Investment and Support
Cardano has seen remarkable growth despite initial skepticism about its development pace. The platform’s Total Value Locked (TVL) has grown from $230 million to over $705 million in December 2024, showing strong market confidence and ecosystem activity.
The Dedium Network’s growth trajectory is backed by two significant partnerships. Following a successful incubation in Huawei’s Startup program, Dedium has formally partnered with Huawei to leverage their cloud infrastructure. This collaboration is already helping Dedium scale its platform and enhance its distributed computing network for AI companies.
Adding to this momentum, Lunar Labs Capital’s partnership brings comprehensive support including strategic investment, marketing expertise through Lunar Strategy, and ecosystem amplification initiatives. This dual backing positions Dedium to capture a significant share of the decentralized GPU computing market, projected to reach $653.88 billion by 2032.
Democratizing GPU Computing
Dedium breaks down the barriers to high-performance computing by turning idle GPUs into accessible resources for everyone. The platform’s dynamic pricing, based on Octanebench scores, makes GPU power affordable for businesses and individuals who traditionally couldn’t access such resources.
This accessibility extends both ways – GPU owners can now earn from their unused hardware, while AI startups, developers, and digital creators gain access to computing power that was once reserved for tech giants. The platform has already enabled Leonardo.AI to scale their AI image generation services, proving that decentralized GPU infrastructure can support enterprise-level demands.
Through its pre-payment model and no network fees, Dedium keeps costs competitive for users while ensuring fair compensation for GPU providers. Instead of traditional fee structures, the platform sustains itself through a 10% allocation of new DEDI tokens, allowing more resources to flow directly between users and providers.
Ecosystem Impact
With this partnership, Lunar Labs Capital is helping Dedium grow its decentralized GPU computing platform through marketing support, industry connections, and strategic guidance. The collaboration will help show how Cardano can support enterprise-grade infrastructure.
Dedium is expanding into key markets, including AI/ML computing, cloud gaming, and 3D rendering. Lunar Labs Capital’s network of key opinion leaders and media partners will help Dedium reach more users while highlighting what’s possible with enterprise blockchain applications on Cardano.
The partnership shows that venture capital firms are taking notice of Cardano projects, which could lead to more institutional investment in the ecosystem. Together, Dedium and Lunar Labs Capital aim to make high-performance computing more accessible while strengthening Cardano’s position in enterprise blockchain solutions.
About Dedium Network
Dedium Network is a decentralized GPU computing platform built on Cardano, aimed at democratizing access to high-performance computing resources. Using Octanebench-based pricing and the Ray framework, Dedium connects GPU owners with businesses and developers who need computational power for AI, cloud gaming, and 3D rendering tasks.
About Lunar Labs Capital
Lunar Labs Capital is an incubator and accelerator powered by Lunar Strategy, focused on empowering crypto projects with experience, network, and capital. Over five years, the firm has supported more than 250 projects and invested over $60M in marketing, specializing in accelerating AI, DeFi, DePIN, GameFi, and infrastructure projects.
