# Dendrite

> Scaling decentralized AI

Dendrite Holdings develops and monetizes AI commodities for the Bittensor ecosystem, spanning mining infrastructure, proprietary subnets, and end-user products.

Dendrite Holdings is a technology company focused on the Bittensor decentralized AI ecosystem. It operates across AI commodity production, proprietary subnet development, and consumer-facing products. Users can access Bittensor subnet tokens through fiat-friendly interfaces, integrate MCP-based AI solutions via the SOMA subnet, and benefit from mining infrastructure that generates performance-based TAO rewards.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2022-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/dendrite

## Products

- [SOMA](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dendrite): SOMA is a Bittensor subnet (netuid 114) that deploys decentralized MCP server infrastructure, enabling AI agents to interact with external tools, data sources, and execution environments through standardized interfaces. The subnet operates weekly competition cycles where independent miners submit algorithms evaluated by validators, with the top-ranked solution receiving subnet emissions under a winner-takes-all incentive model. MCP servers act as an integration layer, aggregating inputs and coordinating execution across distributed AI systems. (MCP, Live, Main Product)
- [Dendrite AI Commodities](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dendrite): Dendrite's AI commodity service deploys high-performance mining infrastructure across Bittensor subnets and provides technical consulting to subnet operators. The service covers algorithm design and deployment, incentive mechanism optimization, security auditing, exploit identification, and validator and miner debugging. Mining operations generate TAO rewards while technical consulting directly supports subnet owners with architectural improvements and operational reliability. (Service Provider, Live)
- [SimplyTao](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dendrite): (On/Off Ramp, Live)

## Assets

- [SOMA  (SOMA)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dendrite): SOMA is the alpha token of Bittensor Subnet 114, operated by Dendrite. It is used for staking into the subnet to earn performance-based emissions distributed by the Bittensor protocol. As a Bittensor alpha token, it follows a halving schedule identical to TAO with a maximum supply of 21 million. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://dendrite.holdings)
- [Privacy policy](https://dendrite.holdings/privacy-policy)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/DendriteHQ)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/dendriteai)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/SomaSubnet)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/DendriteHQ/SOMA)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/DendriteHQ)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/simplytao_)

## Relationships

- [SimplyTao](https://thegrid.id/profiles/simplytao_ai): Subsidiary

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