2021-founded startup Vana enables Reddit users to rent their data for AI training, empowering individuals to profit from their data used by tech giants.

Vana, a startup, aims to enable Reddit users to rent their data for training AI. Co-founders Anna Kazlauskas and Art Abal plan to empower individuals to profit from their data, usually used by tech giants like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Apple without compensation. Vana, founded in 2021, seeks to bridge the gap between individual data owners and AI developers in the generative AI boom.