Zero Gravity, the artificial intelligence infrastructure company known as 0G, will establish its global headquarters in Singapore and invest approximately US$15.4 million over the next five years. The announcement was made at 0G Dev Day Singapore 2026, held at the National Gallery Singapore with nearly 3,000 registered participants from the developer, research, business, and investment communities. The company says the move reflects a broader ambition to use Singapore as a launchpad for international growth rather than as a final destination.
Singapore as the New Global Headquarters
Of the planned investment, approximately US$7.7 million will be directed toward establishing the headquarters, growing the local team, and building the company ecosystem. 0G has also opened its first physical office at Stamford Place, a site that previously housed Singapore's National Heritage Board. Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Michael Heinrich described the commitment as a long-term investment in research, talent, and innovation, positioning Singapore as a regional and global base.
Research Partnerships and Academic Collaboration
Around US$3.9 million has already been committed to a four-year research collaboration with Nanyang Technological University focused on decentralized AI and blockchain-based infrastructure. The company will commit another US$3.1 million to research with other universities and academic partners, while US$770,000 will support AI and badminton research with NTU and YB Badminton Academy. Collaborative research has already produced three papers accepted at NeurIPS and one at ICML, underscoring the academic depth of the partnership.
Badminton as an AI Proving Ground
The badminton project is part of a broader effort to apply decentralized AI to real-world settings. Working with NTU and YB Badminton Academy, 0G plans to develop a badminton foundation model that combines movement, video, training, and competition data to help coaches detect injury risks and improve feedback for players. The company has also signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with YB Events and Sports, committing roughly US$204,000 annually to youth badminton, international competition, and sports technology development.
Privacy, Trust, and SME Access
Beyond sport, 0G is positioning itself as a provider of the trust layer needed for safer AI adoption. The company showcased 0G Private Computer, which is designed to keep sensitive workloads private, and BestCEO, a ready-to-use AI solution intended to help small and medium-sized enterprises adopt advanced capabilities without building infrastructure from scratch. This focus is particularly relevant in Southeast Asia, where smaller firms form the backbone of many economies but often lack the resources for large AI teams.
A Crowded and Competitive Infrastructure Market
0G enters a competitive field that includes decentralized AI and compute networks such as Bittensor, Gensyn, Akash Network, Render Network, and Aethir. It also competes indirectly with hyperscale cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The central question is whether enterprises and developers will treat decentralization and verifiability as essential infrastructure rather than a technical alternative to existing cloud systems.
0G's Singapore commitment reflects a familiar but ambitious bet that the city-state can serve as a neutral and trusted base for technologies meant to scale beyond its borders. The company has also begun community-focused accessibility work, including a workshop where 70 residents, many of them seniors, learned to build websites and applications on 0G. The long-term test will be whether its infrastructure can move effectively from research papers and badminton courts to small businesses and everyday users.