Dreamspace Launches AI App Builder to Empower Creators in the AI Economy
Dreamspace, an AI app builder that enables non-technical creators to build an online business with natural language, launched public access today.
Built on Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI, Space and Time, and Base, Dreamspace simplifies app development by allowing users to generate fully functional applications and smart contracts without writing code, dramatically reducing the time and technical barriers associated with building onchain. With Dreamspace, anyone can generate an application, monetize it with blockchain technology, and deploy it to a community of users.
Space and Time provides the database that powers the Dreamspace platform and its apps, grants to kickstart creators, and a community of AI-forward users that are eager to interact with the apps generated on the platform.
'While the economy of the last decade has been driven largely by businesses created by developers, we believe business in the AI economy will be driven by creators. By bringing together Space and Time's verifiable database, Base's onchain scale, and Microsoft's AI tools, Dreamspace gives creators everything they need to build, ship, and own the next generation of apps,' said Nate Holiday, CEO of MakeInfinite Labs, the original developers of Space and Time.
Dreamspace utilizes Microsoft Azure and Azure OpenAI solutions to enhance its performance and scalability. M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, led a $20M funding round for Space and Time in 2022.
'We're seeing a new wave of platforms where AI-native tooling, blockchain infrastructure, and creator-driven design converge," said Michael Stewart, Managing Partner at M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund."Dreamspace lowers the barrier to creation and distribution for a whole new class of builders – one that doesn't need to know how to code to bring an idea to life. At M12, we're excited about the shift toward AI-native systems and believe Dreamspace is tapping into the future of how apps are built, monetized, and scaled."
Dreamspace is built on Base, an onchain open stack incubating at Coinbase, which allows creators to publish and monetize their apps. With low fees of less than one cent, fast transactions of less than one second, and full EVM compatibility, Base makes it easy to launch onchain businesses and get paid using crypto, whether through tips, token-gated access, or custom smart contract logic.
'We're building Base as an open stack for the global economy that empowers anyone to build and create onchain,' said Luca Curran, Head of AI, Base Ecosystem. 'Dreamspace is an exciting example of what's possible when you combine onchain with AI. You don't need to be a developer or an engineer to bring an idea to reality - anyone can unlock their creativity to build an app. Expanding this possibility to anyone, anywhere will help us bring the world onchain.'
Dreamspace is available for public use in beta at dream.space
About Space and Time
Space and Time is the blockchain for ZK-proven data, which enables smart contracts to trustlessly access and compute over data from any chain or source. Powered by Proof of SQL, a sub-second ZK coprocessor, Space and Time empowers developers to build more intelligent, data-rich applications with verifiable data.
For more information, visit: Website | X | Discord | Telegram | LinkedIn | YouTube
For media inquiries, please contact: marketing@spaceandtime.io
About MakeInfinite Labs
MakeInfinite Labs is a frontier protocol research lab contributing to some of the most prominent protocols and ecosystems across crypto, including the creation of Space and Time. MakeInfinite Labs raised $50 million from M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, and other leading investors to build the infrastructure that enables developers and creators to build data-driven applications, tokenize and monetize and win in the AI economy.
For more information, visit: Website | X | LinkedIn
For media inquiries, please contact: marketing@makeinfinite.com
About M12
M12, Microsoft's venture fund, is a corporate venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating the future of technology through investments, insights, and meaningful partnership with Microsoft. The firm is thesis-driven, investing in AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, vertical SaaS, Web3 and gaming. For nearly a decade, M12 has created exceptional value for portfolio companies through connections, customers, and go-to-market resources. M12 has offices in San Francisco and Redmond. https://m12.vc
Catherine Daly
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Bloomberg
4 minutes ago
- Bloomberg
How AI Is Set to Reshape the Workplace
From the job cuts at Microsoft and Salesforce to Meta's multi-billion dollar hiring spree, artificial intelligence's impact on the labor market is already being felt. But what about the longer-term effects on the jobs available? Meet the European innovators set to redefine the future of work with tools including life-like avatars to next-gen voice AI. "Bloomberg Tech: Europe" spotlights the biggest names and trends shaping the region's technology ecosystem as the global competition heats up. This monthly, 30-minute magazine-style show features in-depth interviews with top technology leaders, as well as major investors and policymakers - giving you a compelling A to Z of the most consequential innovations, opportunities and challenges. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
an hour ago
- Bloomberg
AI Exacerbates Tech Divide With Smaller Stocks Languishing
The massive outlays required to compete for artificial intelligence riches have widened the performance gap between large and small tech shares. A measure of smaller tech stocks is trailing a gauge of large-cap shares by the widest margin according to data compiled by Bloomberg going back 30 years. While Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. have soared 24% and 36% this year, respectively, boosting the large-cap tech index 16%, the small-cap tech index is down 1%.
Business Insider
3 hours ago
- Business Insider
A laid-off Microsoft worker says his best career move was focusing on his side business instead of the corporate ladder
Eduardo Noriega spent over a decade preparing for the possibility that Microsoft would one day lay him off. When that day came, he was ready. In May, after 17 years with the company at its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Noriega learned his role as a senior software engineer was being cut. He told Business Insider he's extremely grateful for his time at Microsoft. However, he started having concerns about job security amid the Great Recession when, less than a year into his role, the company announced plans to cut about 5,000 workers. "When I saw the layoff, I realized that job security isn't real," said the 51-year-old. After weighing his options, Noriega concluded that his best shot at financial stability was building a business he could rely on if he ever lost his job at Microsoft. Rather than focusing solely on climbing the corporate ladder, he decided to continue working on a side business he'd started in Mexico. He said it was one of the best career decisions he's ever made. "I decided not to put all my eggs in the career promotion basket, but to try to build something on my own," he said. "That's where I put a good deal of my eggs, and that's what paid off once I was laid off." Noriega is among the thousands of Microsoft employees who have been laid off in recent months. After cutting 6,000 jobs in May, the company laid off roughly 9,000 more in July. A Microsoft spokesperson previously told Business Insider that the company was focused on reducing management layers and streamlining processes. The cuts have also included many individual contributor-level engineers like Noriega. Microsoft isn't alone. Google, Intel, Amazon, and Walmart are among the companies that have also announced plans to reduce the number of managers in a trend dubbed the " Great Flattening." Layoffs remain low by historical standards, but tech workers have been hit hard — just as white-collar hiring has slowed. That's made it more difficult for workers like Noriega to count on traditional employers for income. Instead, they may turn to working for themselves. Business Insider has heard from dozens of tech workers about how corporate strategy shifts, layoffs, and hiring slowdowns have affected their careers. If you have a story to share, contact this reporter via email at jzinkula@ or Signal at jzinkula.29. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read more on the topic: A laid-off Microsoft manager says it's not a personal failure, but he may pivot away from management Tech employees are getting the message: Playtime's over I'm a Microsoft employee witnessing the Great Flattening. So far, the middle manager squeeze has been a career opportunity for me. I asked ChatGPT to grade my résumé on a scale of 10. It helped me land a six-figure tech job. The tech job market is rough for entry-level workers right now. Here's how Gen Z is dodging the downtrend. Choosing between 3 possible career strategies When Noriega started at Microsoft, he saw three potential career paths. One was to dedicate himself to the job and hope that promotions and raises would follow. Another was to jump between companies every few years, gradually landing more senior and higher-paying roles. The third was to build a side business with the goal of someday turning it into a full-time job. Noriega said his lifelong passion for entrepreneurship — along with a desire for a backup plan in case of a layoff — pulled him toward the third path. When he wasn't working at Microsoft, he dedicated time to a software education business that he'd begun developing before he moved to the US. After a few years, when the business didn't take off as he'd hoped, he shifted his focus to an online piano lessons venture — but that one also struggled to get off the ground. In 2016, he launched NTSprint, a staffing firm that helps Latin American software engineers access remote jobs in the US and Canada. Noriega, who is originally from Cuba and lived in Mexico for several years, said his goal was to help engineers in the region land higher-paying jobs and "break the cycle of poverty" in their communities. Over the past decade, Noriega has poured significant time and energy into building the business. In the year leading up to his Microsoft layoff, he said his typical schedule involved finishing work at 5 p.m., then exercising, showering, and eating dinner before working on NTSprint from 8 p.m. to midnight. In addition to those four-hour weeknights, he said he'd often spend up to eight hours on the business each Saturday and Sunday. "I was working like crazy," he said. Noriega said working on his business outside work hours was in compliance with Microsoft's moonlighting policy, which he said allows employees to pursue side projects or businesses as long as it's done outside company hours, the business doesn't compete with Microsoft, and company resources aren't used. Noriega said he was transparent about his business with his manager and didn't face any pushback. Winning the 'Microsoft game' When Microsoft laid him off in May, Noriega said he'd already been talking with his wife about whether he should quit his job and focus exclusively on his business. He said he was earning more money from the business than from his Microsoft role, and the long hours were taking a toll. However, he said he couldn't bring himself to resign — doing so would mean giving up a steady paycheck, excellent health insurance, and unvested stock. Noriega said getting laid off by Microsoft was likely very difficult for most employees, but for him, it provided the push he needed to focus on his business full-time. He hasn't looked for another job since. "I never dared to quit," he said. "And then Microsoft presented the layoff, and for me, that was like an exit." Noriega said he thinks people who have concerns about their job security should consider diversifying their incomes — whether through freelancing, consulting, or building a business. He knows this isn't feasible for everyone, but said doing so helped him blunt the financial and career impacts of his layoff. In his final days at Microsoft, Noriega said a coworker told him he "won the Microsoft game." "What she meant is that I worked hard for the company, but once I was laid off, I was not left empty-handed and in despair, rushing to get the next job to support my family," he said.
