# General Tensor > Building the infrastructure for decentralised AI General Tensor is an infrastructure company operating across the Bittensor network through validator services, subnet incubation, mining, and data center compute. General Tensor is an infrastructure company focused on decentralized AI production through the Bittensor network. It operates a validator, incubates AI-specific subnets, runs mining operations, and builds consumer-facing applications to drive network adoption. Formerly known as General TAO Ventures. - Type: Company - Sector: Infrastructure - Status: Active - Founded: 2023-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/general_tensor ## Products - [General Tensor Validator](https://thegrid.id/profiles/general_tensor): General Tensor Validator (GTV) validates transactions and evaluates miner outputs across nearly all active subnets in the Bittensor network, accepting $TAO stake delegations from token holders. The service distributes staking rewards to delegators at a 9% take rate and provides advisory support on validator scripts and incentive mechanisms to early-stage Bittensor subnets. Formerly operated as RoundTable21. (Validator, Live, Main Product) - [Project Rubicon](https://thegrid.id/profiles/general_tensor): Project Rubicon is a liquid staking and cross-chain bridging protocol connecting the Bittensor network to the Base ecosystem via Chainlink CCIP. Users bridge $TAO and subnet alpha tokens between Bittensor and Base, with the protocol issuing liquid staking assets that maintain liquidity for staked positions. It is the canonical bridge between the Bittensor network and the Base Layer 2 ecosystem. (Bridge, Live) - [0xMarkets](https://thegrid.id/profiles/general_tensor): 0xMarkets is a decentralized perpetuals exchange for forex and commodities, powered by Bittensor Subnet 35 (Cartha). The protocol provides liquidity-as-a-service for FX and commodities perpetual contracts, collateralized with crypto and alpha tokens, with price discovery sourced from Bittensor's decentralized AI miner network. (Derivatives , Live) - [Subnet Incubator](https://thegrid.id/profiles/general_tensor): General Tensor's subnet incubation service partners with AI domain experts and development teams to design, build, and deploy subnets on the Bittensor network. The service covers incentive mechanism design, miner and validator script development, security architecture, and go-to-market strategy through a structured 12-phase process spanning research, design, testing, and post-launch operational support. 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