---
type: Article
title: "Vana — user-owned data network for personal AI"
description: "The first network for user-owned data. We believe in an open internet where users own their data and the AI models they contribute to."
resource: "https://yippy.com/t/heq7tnnyxxiy/"
locale: en
published: "2026-04-22T17:13:04.514Z"
timestamp: "2026-07-12T14:01:55.153Z"
tags:
  - "brands"
  - "profiles"
---

# Vana — user-owned data network for personal AI

The first network for user-owned data. We believe in an open internet where users own their data and the AI models they contribute to.

**Contents**

- Startup Vana wants users to get paid for their training data
- What's the motivation?
- Reddit
- Vana's DAO Future

Full text: https://yippy.com/t/heq7tnnyxxiy/