Ahmad Shadid is the founder of O.XYZ, an ecosystem building the first sovereign superintelligence, and the founder and former CEO of IO.net, a Solana-based decentralized infrastructure provider (DePIN).

Ahmad Shadid is an entrepreneur and a serial founder at the intersection of web3 and AI, renowned for transforming ambitious ideas into world-changing ecosystems. As the mastermind behind IO.net, Ahmad led the company to a $4.5 billion valuation, successfully transformed the startup into a multibillion-dollar enterprise in under a year. His work on the Internet of GPUs has been recognized with prestigious awards, such as the Gold Medal at the 2023 Inventions Asia Awards.

Ahmad is behind the DeAIO, an autonomous AI organization, the next step in the evolution of DAOs which is aiming to revolutionize AI governance and development. Demonstrating his commitment to innovation, he has personally invested $130 million into the development of DeAIO. O.XYZ builds on Ahmad’s legacy, aiming to redefine AI and showcase how decentralized technology can drive common progress and serve people.