General Tensor
A vertically integrated operator in the Bittensor decentralized AI ecosystem
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About General Tensor
General Tensor is a decentralised AI infrastructure company operating around the Bittensor network, spanning validator operations, subnet incubation, mining and data centre compute. It addresses uneven quality in subnet incentive design and in miner and validator scripts: the team advises early-stage subnets on validator scripts and incentive mechanisms and takes part in architecting and launching subnets including Trishool, Synth, TPN and Red Team. On the mining side it concentrates on high-skill, high-compute subnets where miners compete on performance and usefulness rather than raw hashpower.
Application-layer products include ForeverMoney and Backprop Finance for traders and allocators, while the compute side works with data centre partners such as Wild Sage Labs and Horizon Compute to support its mining and validation operations. Validator and mining revenue moves with subnet emissions and the TAO price, and changes in delegated stake directly alter its ranking and earnings within subnets.
On March 11, 2026, General Tensor announced a $5 million seed round led by Good Morning Holdings and Lvna Capital, with Digital Currency Group, X Ventures, Outliers Fund and Proof of Talk participating. Proceeds go to expanding Bittensor validator operations, accelerating high-performance subnet infrastructure and scaling a suite of consumer-facing DeFi applications.
Headquartered in Toronto and registered in the British Virgin Islands, General Tensor is led by CEO Mike Grantis and COO Jordan Kotsopoulos. It operates one of Bittensor's largest validators and incubates and advises subnets such as Trishool and Synth. General Tensor's Future strategy and roadmap: grow validator and data-center capacity through a mix of acquisitions and organic build-out, build a vertically integrated position across data, inference and compute on Bittensor, and ship more consumer-facing DeFi products.
Mike Grantis — Co-founder & CEO; also Managing Partner at Contango Digital Assets, founded General Tensor in 2023 focused on the Bittensor ecosystem.
Jordan Kotsopoulos — Co-founder & COO; oversees operations and institutional partnerships.
Victor Teixeira — Co-founder & CIO; responsible for assets and investment strategy.
Joshua Field — Co-founder & CSO; responsible for strategy and ecosystem expansion.
Jim Cerna — Chief Financial Officer; responsible for finance and treasury.