OpenGradient in Korea
Seoul, April 12–19. The full executive team. A week of stages, dinners, and first meetings with the community that will define what comes next.
Korea is the second-largest crypto market in the world. Roughly 30% of the population holds digital assets. The traders are sharp, the developers are fast, and the community has a low tolerance for vaporware. If something works here, it works everywhere.
For OpenGradient, this isn't a flyover. We're spending the full week in Seoul, hosting our first-ever Korean community meetup, co-hosting Cafe Lagrange with Lagrange and Sentient, pouring wine at Proof of Pour, co-hosting the VIP dinner at BUIDL Asia, and anchoring the conference as its Galaxy Sponsor. The goal is simple: put down roots before the token goes live.
Matthew Wang (LinkedIn, Co-founder & CEO), Adam Balogh (LinkedIn, Co-founder & CTO), and Advait Jayant (LinkedIn, CSO) will all will all be on the ground for the duration. If you're building at the intersection of AI and crypto, or even just thinking about it, this is the week to find us.
Previously
BUIDL Europe 2026, Lisbon
January 2026. OpenGradient co-sponsored BUIDL Europe with NEAR Protocol in Lisbon. Adam and Advait joined Illia Polosukhin on stage, Matthew gave a talk on decentralized AI, and the team integrated with the builders of Europe. Seoul is next.
Seoul, April 12 – 19
Our Korea week opens on Monday evening with OpenGradient Blooming, an intimate community gathering, and builds through five days of side events, panels, and late-night conversations before culminating at BUIDL Asia itself. Each day is designed to go deeper than the last.
April 13 · 7 PM – 10 PM
OpenGradient Blooming 2026
DreamPlus Gangnam, 311 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul
An evening of food, drinks, and real conversation. Matthew and Advait will walk through what we're building and where it's headed.
19:00 — Entry, dining & free networking
20:00 — Matthew & Advait: The Future of Decentralised AI
21:00 — Open networking
April 15: A Double Header
Wednesday. The day before BUIDL Asia officially opens, and we've taken over Cafe Curious in Gangnam for the entire day. Morning: an all-day popup co-hosted with Lagrange and Sentient. Afternoon: we're pouring wine.
11 AM – 9 PM · Open to all
Cafe Lagrange (with OpenGradient and Sentient)
A living room for the AI × crypto crowd. Coffee and pastries in the morning, conversations that sharpen as the day goes on. Lagrange, Sentient, and OpenGradient teams floating through, no formal agenda. Limited-edition merch for LA token holders.
Register
3 PM – 5 PM · Private event
Proof of Pour
By mid-afternoon, espresso gives way to wine. The smaller, slower event, an intimate gathering for builders, researchers, and the genuinely curious. Seats are limited, and that's the point.
RegisterBUIDL Asia 2026
Galaxy Sponsor, the largest sponsorship tier at one of Asia's premier builder conferences.
BUIDL Asia is one of the largest builder conferences in the region. OpenGradient is attending as Galaxy Sponsor with the full executive team on-site.
Matthew is speaking on verifiable AI inference.
Adam is presenting on decentralized model infrastructure.
Advait will be at the booth and judging the hackathon.
We're also co-hosting the official VIP dinner alongside Octant and KryptoPlanet, the kind of room where the most consequential introductions tend to happen.
Come Find Us
Every side event is free and open. BUIDL Asia itself requires a ticket. If you're a developer who wants to understand what verifiable AI inference looks like in practice, a researcher working at the boundary of cryptography and machine learning, an investor looking at infrastructure before the crowd arrives, or just someone who keeps asking what does on-chain AI actually mean, come find us. We'll be the ones still talking at midnight.
Join the Korean Telegram community for real-time updates throughout the week. We'll be sharing exact locations, schedule changes, and the inevitable impromptu dinners as they come together. Seoul is a city that rewards spontaneity. So do we.