Avenir Group said the commitment aligned with its strategy to support technologies linking traditional finance, digital assets and artificial intelligence (AI).

Avenir Group, which originated from Chinese technology and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Mr Li Lin’s family office, has led a US$20m seed funding round in Inference Research. The investment would help the startup attract technical talent, including quants, engineers and researchers The company said the commitment aligned with its broader strategy that linked investment, incubation and operational support for emerging financial infrastructure. Inference Research was founded by Luke Li, p