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Will O'Brien and the problem of handing over the keys
From Bitcoin wallets to virtual jazz clubs, Will O'Brien has kept returning to a question of permission. At Provenonce, he is asking how much work we can hand to AI - and what evidence should come back.
Provenonce, Inc.
Provenonce, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company building AI-native go-to-market (GTM) infrastructure. Originally launched in 2021 as the virtual-reality metaverse platform NFT Oasis, the company pivoted into agentic AI as generative models matured. Its current platform deploys a coordinated team of semi-sentient AI agents - Sage, Minerva, Glyph, and Logos - that handle lead prioritization, outreach, messaging, and visual content for revenue teams. Founded and led by serial entrepreneur Will O'Brien (ex-BitGo co-founder, ex-Big Fish Games), Provenonce has raised $4.4M and counts Tony Robbins among its advisors and investors.
Will O'Brien
Will O'Brien is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and the CEO and co-founder of NFT Oasis, the metaverse platform owned and operated by Provenonce, Inc. A blockchain and gaming veteran, he co-founded and led Bitcoin security pioneer BitGo (later acquired by Galaxy Digital for $1.2B) and was named Bitcoin industry 'CEO of the Year' in 2014. Before that he ran corporate development at Big Fish Games and held operating roles at Keen IO and TrialPay. He has backed 70-plus early-stage startups, holds a Harvard computer science degree and an MIT Sloan MBA, and moonlights as an improvisational pianist.