CARV and Sophon Announce Partnership to Drive Identity Solutions for Gaming and AI
CARV, a leader in modular identity and data solutions for gaming, AI and beyond, has partnered with Sophon ahead of mainnet genesis. This collaboration aims to bring CARV’s advanced identity solutions to Sophon’s high-throughput platform, tailored for consumer use cases, starting with gaming and AI applications. Together, CARV and Sophon are set to transform the way digital identity and data ownership are handled in these rapidly evolving industries.
About the Partnership
CARV integrates over 900 games and AI companies, representing more than 30% of all Web3 games, and supports millions of players across the globe. By partnering with Sophon, CARV will leverage its identity solutions to create more secure, verifiable, and user-owned data systems within Sophon’s high-performance platform. This collaboration will not only enhance the identity experience for Sophon’s users but also open up new opportunities for developers looking to seamlessly connect gaming and AI experiences.
“We’re excited to work with Sophon to expand our identity solutions within a powerful ecosystem that’s reshaping the gaming and AI landscape,” said Yukai Tu, CEO of CARV. “Our shared vision for user-owned data and secure, verifiable identities makes this partnership a natural fit. Together, we’re building the future of entertainment applications.”
Sophon’s ecosystem, designed with entertainment at its core, utilizes ZKsync’s ZK Stack technology to deliver fast, scalable, and secure solutions for a wide array of consumer use cases, from gaming and AI, to prediction markets, social platforms, and more. The platform fosters strategic collaboration with ecosystems like Beam, Zentry, and Aethir, providing developers with the tools to build immersive, high-performance experiences.
“We are excited to partner with CARV, a pioneer in identity infrastructure, as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in consumer crypto,” said Seb, CEO and Co-Founder at Sophon. “Together, we aim to provide developers and users with unparalleled experiences, all while ensuring data ownership and privacy.”
With this partnership, CARV and Sophon are paving the way for a new era in gaming and AI, where secure identity and data ownership are paramount. Developers will now have access to cutting-edge tools, and users can enjoy more secure and seamless interactions in these digital environments.
About CARV
CARV is building the largest modular Identity and Data Layer (IDL) for gaming, AI, and beyond, integrating over 900 games and AI companies, representing more than 30% of all Web3 games, and serving 9.5M+ registered players with 1.3M+ daily active users and 2.8M unique on-chain CARV ID holders. Ranking among the top three globally with 2.1M+ average daily unique active wallets across 40+ chains, CARV has raised $50M in total funding from top-tier investors like Tribe Capital, Temasek Vertex, HashKey Capital, Animoca Brands, and ConsenSys, along with major gaming studios and ecosystems such as MARBLEX (Netmarble) and the Sandbox. The team comprises industry veterans from Coinbase, Binance, Google, and Electronic Arts, all dedicated to revolutionizing data usage in gaming, AI, and beyond.
About Sophon
Sophon is an intuitive ecosystem for consumer applications designed to enrich the digital world – in gaming, social, AI, prediction markets, and beyond. With the grand vision of changing how users live, play, create, and connect in the internet economy, Sophon is laser-focused on creating seamless customer experiences. Technically, Sophon is built as a modular rollup (Validium) leveraging the ZK Stack.