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About Hanzo AI

Hanzo AI Inc (Techstars '17) is a frontier AI research lab building next-generation AI infrastructure. Founded in 2016 in Los Angeles, Hanzo develops large language models, AI training frameworks, and enterprise AI platforms.

Our research spans efficient model training (Training-Free GRPO, ASO), post-quantum cryptography, fully homomorphic encryption, and decentralized AI infrastructure. We publish open research and release open-source AI models through the Zen LM family.

Hanzo operates alongside partner organizations: Zoo Labs Foundation (501c3 open AI research), Zen LM (frontier models), and Lux Network (blockchain infrastructure).

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January 2025
Product

ZAP Protocol: The MCP Killer

Hanzo announces ZAP (Zero-copy Agent Protocol), achieving ~500x faster agent communication than MCP with zero-copy RPC and native consensus.

January 2025
Research

Zen Model Family Reaches 22 Models

Zen LM releases complete model family from 600M to 1T+ parameters, including Coder, Omni (multimodal), and Nano (edge) variants.

December 2024
Research

Training-Free GRPO: Efficient Model Adaptation

Zoo Labs Foundation releases Training-Free GRPO, dramatically reducing AI training costs while maintaining performance through data-efficient fine-tuning.

December 2024
Infrastructure

Lux Network FHE Implementation

Lux releases GPU-accelerated Fully Homomorphic Encryption with 100x speedup, enabling practical privacy-preserving AI inference.

November 2024
Research

Quasar: Post-Quantum Secure Consensus

Lux Network introduces Quasar consensus with FALCON signatures and Ringtail threshold cryptography for quantum-resistant blockchain finality.

October 2024
Research

Hamiltonian Market Maker (HMM) Published

HIP-004 specification released for decentralized AI compute markets with Hamiltonian invariant pricing and <200ms quote latency.

September 2024
Research

Active Semantic Optimization (ASO) Framework

Published ASO achieving 18.2% SWE-bench resolution through training-free adaptation and BitDelta 1-bit compression.

August 2024
Product

Hanzo MCP Reaches 260+ Tools

Model Context Protocol toolkit expands to over 260 tools for AI model integration, file operations, and developer workflows.

2023
Organization

Zoo Labs Foundation Established

501(c)(3) non-profit founded for open AI research, decentralized training (DSO), and community-driven governance via zips.zoo.ngo.

2022
Infrastructure

Lux Network Multi-Consensus Architecture

Released multi-consensus blockchain with Wave (sub-second finality), Focus (high-throughput), and TEE attestation integration.

2017
Milestone

Hanzo Graduates Techstars Boulder

Hanzo AI selected for Techstars Boulder 2017 accelerator program, receiving investment and mentorship for AI infrastructure development.

2016
Milestone

Hanzo Industries Founded

Hanzo AI Inc founded in Los Angeles to build frontier AI infrastructure and enterprise AI solutions.

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  • Partners: Zoo Labs Foundation, Lux Network, Zen LM

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