Agentic Transaction Infrastructure contains 17 companies across
2 categories.
Thesis: Agent-to-Agent transactions requires new infra services: From data and payments infrastructure to storefront and analytics tools.
Agentic Payment Infrastructure
This layer provides the financial rails that allow AI agents to pay, get paid, and transact autonomously. Agentic commerce requires systems that allow software agents to hold credentials, manage budgets, authorize transactions, and settle payments at machine speed across platforms and services.
Kite
Website: gokite.ai
Kite is building payment infrastructure for the agent-native web, giving autonomous AI agents verifiable identity, programmable governance, and native stablecoin settlement.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2024.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because it provides the rails for AI agents to authenticate, hold policy-based permissions, and transact/settle payments autonomously at machine speed.
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2025-09-01
: 18000000 USD
; investors: PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst, 8VC, Samsung Next, Alumni Ventures, SBI US Gateway Fund, Vertex Ventures, Avalanche Foundation, GSR, Animoca Brands, Hashed, HashKey Capital
; source: Fortune
; https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/09/02/kite-ai-blockchain-paypal-general-catalyst-18-million/
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Seed
announced 2025-02-01
: 15000000 USD
; investors: General Catalyst, Hashed, HashKey Capital
; source: CoinCarp
; https://www.coincarp.com/fundraising/kite-ai-seed/
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Mainnet and live product GTM
(gtm)
. Kite’s homepage now says mainnet is live and directs users to try Kite Agent Passport and build on Kite Chain.
Source: Kite - The Payments Layer for the Agent Economy.
https://gokite.ai/
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2026-05-01:
Hiring push across core functions
(hr)
. Kite posted that it is hiring in its San Francisco office across engineering, AI research, protocol, product, design, and growth, and directed candidates to open roles.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/gokiteai
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2026-04-01:
Open product and infrastructure roles in San Francisco
(hr)
. Kite posted hiring for Head of Product, Lead Backend Engineer, Product Designer, and Blockchain Infra Engineer, all framed as San Francisco Bay Area in-person roles. Together, these postings signal a concentrated hiring cluster to build out product, backend, and design around the core platform. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/head-of-product-at-kite-4326366938?utm_source=openai))
Source: LinkedIn jobs.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/head-of-product-at-kite-4326366938
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2026-04-01:
Hackathon pipeline and community recruiting expanded
(hr)
. Kite launched and promoted the Kite AI Global Hackathon 2026 with partners including Google Cloud, Coinbase Ventures, Avalanche, and UC Berkeley groups. This looks like deliberate talent-brand and pipeline-building aimed at builders, students, and ecosystem contributors. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gokiteai_thrilled-to-announce-our-first-strategic-activity-7442989822824095744--qeG?utm_source=openai))
Source: Kite LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/gokiteai
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2026-02-01:
Founder-led talent branding around the team
(hr)
. Kite’s founders publicly discussed how Kite is built, including Scott Shi describing the company as a response to infrastructure gaps for agents and emphasizing lessons from prior teams. This is a clear founder-led narrative used to attract builders and explain the mission to candidates. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/scottrshi_when-sam-altman-said-in-ai-startup-school-activity-7368829044965994498-bKtr?utm_source=openai))
Source: Kite LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/scottrshi_when-sam-altman-said-in-ai-startup-school-activity-7368829044965994498-bKtr
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2025-11-21:
OKX Wallet community partnership
(gtm)
. OKX Wallet announced Kite as a community partner to help users access the Kite ecosystem and AI-powered payment experiences.
Source: Kite AI Partners with OKX Wallet to Accelerate AI-Powered Payments.
https://medium.com/%40okxweb3/kite-ai-partners-with-okx-wallet-to-accelerate-ai-powered-payments-acbb4ae71897
Skyfire
Website: skyfire.xyz
Skyfire is an agentic commerce platform that provides identity and payment infrastructure so AI agents can authenticate, make and receive payments, hold balances, and access services autonomously. ([skyfire.xyz](https://skyfire.xyz/about))
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2024.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because its core product is built for AI agents to verify identity, manage payments, hold balances, and transact with services and APIs without human intervention. ([skyfire.xyz](https://skyfire.xyz/about))
Funding rounds
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Seed extension
announced 2024-10-01
: 1000000 USD
; investors: Coinbase Ventures, a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator
; source: Business Wire
; https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241024532897/en/AI-Agents-Race-to-Join-Skyfire-Payments-Network
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Seed
announced 2024-08-01
: 8500000 USD
; investors: Neuberger Berman, Inception Capital, Arrington Capital, Brevan Howard Digital, Intersection Growth Partners, DRW, RedBeard Ventures, Sfermion, Circle, FBG, Gemini, Crossbeam Venture Partners, EveryRealm, Draper Associates, ARCA, Ripple
; source: TechCrunch
; https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/21/skyfire-lets-ai-agents-spend-your-money/
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
KYAPay token model clarified across checkout, subscriptions, and protected access
(product)
. Skyfire’s token documentation now frames KYAPay as a single interoperable credential for account creation, ecommerce checkout, micropayments, subscriptions, and protected website access.
Source: Skyfire Docs.
https://docs.skyfire.xyz/docs/kyapay-tokens
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2026-05-01:
Jon Fahrner joined as VP of Merchant Development and Services
(hr)
. Skyfire announced that Jon Fahrner joined the team as Vice President of Merchant Development and Services.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryskyfire
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2026-03-01:
Service directory and verified seller trust layer
(product)
. Skyfire introduced an open service directory for agent-discoverable sellers and a verified seller model tied to KYA verification and a dispute-backed service guarantee.
Source: Skyfire Docs.
https://docs.skyfire.xyz/docs/service-discovery
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2026-02-11:
Agent tool-discovery narrative expands
(gtm)
. Skyfire’s February 2026 technical post on agents dynamically installing tools introduced Skyfire’s directory as part of the flow, suggesting an expanded story around discovery, access, and tool distribution inside agentic commerce. ([skyfire.xyz](https://skyfire.xyz/from-discovery-to-execution-how-ai-agents-can-dynamically-install-tools/?utm_source=openai))
Source: Skyfire blog.
https://skyfire.xyz/from-discovery-to-execution-how-ai-agents-can-dynamically-install-tools/
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2026-01-11:
Onboarding and KYC education series
(gtm)
. Skyfire published a set of 2026 technical posts focused on identity verification during onboarding, payment automation under surge loads, and payment API resilience, signaling a more explicit education program around operational trust and enterprise readiness. ([skyfire.xyz](https://skyfire.xyz/ai-identity-verification-slows-down-kyc-during-onboarding/?utm_source=openai))
Source: Skyfire blog.
https://skyfire.xyz/how-ai-identity-verification-slows-down-kyc-during-onboarding/
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2025-11-05:
Entered bot-management and web-security conversations with Akamai
(gtm)
. Skyfire hosted a fireside chat with Akamai at the Agentic Commerce event focused on 403 blocks, fraud, and the agent economy.
Source: Skyfire blog.
https://skyfire.xyz/fireside-chat-mr-403-meets-the-agent-economy/
Catena Labs
Website: catenalabs.com
An AI-native financial institution building the financial infrastructure and services AI agents need to identify themselves, manage money, and transact safely and efficiently. ([catenalabs.com](https://catenalabs.com/blog/announcing-catena-labs?utm_source=openai))
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2022.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits Agentic Payment Infrastructure because Catena Labs is explicitly building payment rails, identity, authorization, and compliance tooling for AI agents to buy, sell, and pay autonomously, including open-source agent commerce protocols and stablecoin-based transaction flows. ([catenalabs.com](https://catenalabs.com/blog/announcing-catena-labs?utm_source=openai))
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2026-05-01
: 30000000 USD
; investors: Acrew Capital, a16z crypto, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, QED
; source: Fortune
; https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/catena-labs-series-a-sean-neville-ai-native-bank/
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Seed
announced 2025-05-01
: 18000000 USD
; investors: a16z crypto, Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, Pillar VC, Stanford Engineering, Tom Brady, Bradley Horowitz, Balaji Srinivasan, Hamel Husain, Sam Palmisano
; source: a16z crypto
; https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/investing-in-catena-labs/
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Current open roles emphasize AI and engineering
(hr)
. Catena’s careers page currently lists open roles for Head of Applied AI and Senior Software Engineer, showing the team is still filling core technical seats. ([catenalabs.com](https://catenalabs.com/careers))
Source: Catena Labs careers page.
https://catenalabs.com/team#careers
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2026-05-01:
Series A
(funding)
. Amount: 30000000 USD. Investors: Acrew Capital, a16z crypto, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, QED
Source: Fortune.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/catena-labs-series-a-sean-neville-ai-native-bank/
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2026-05-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/catenalabs
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2026-03-01:
Product and compliance leadership buildout
(hr)
. Catena added Andrew Hungate as Product Lead and Molly Sterns as VP of Compliance, pairing product execution with a dedicated AML/compliance function. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/catenalabs))
Source: Catena Labs LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/catenalabs
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2026-02-06:
Real-money agent treasury demo published
(product)
. Catena published a raw demo showing an AI agent with a USD account on Base handling rebalance, bill payment, approvals, rejections, and agent hiring.
Source: Catena Labs blog.
https://catenalabs.com/blog/what-agents-need-before-they-handle-real-money/
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2026-02-06:
Real-money guardrails demo for agents
(gtm)
. Catena published a demo showing an AI agent with its own USD account, identity checks, policy enforcement, and approval flows across multiple surfaces. ([catenalabs.com](https://catenalabs.com/blog/what-agents-need-before-they-handle-real-money?utm_source=openai))
Source: Catena Labs blog.
https://catenalabs.com/blog/what-agents-need-before-they-handle-real-money/
Circuit & Chisel
Website: circuitandchisel.com
Circuit & Chisel builds ATXP, an open payments protocol for AI agents to autonomously discover, pay for, and use tools and services across the web.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: United States.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because it provides the payment layer for autonomous software, enabling agents to hold wallets, authorize delegated/nested payments, and settle usage in real time without human intervention or traditional API-key workflows.
Funding rounds
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seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 19200000 USD
; investors: Primary Venture Partners, ParaFi Capital, Stripe
; source: PR Newswire
; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circuit--chisel-secures-19-2-million-and-launches-atxp-a-web-wide-protocol-for-agentic-payments-302562331.html
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 2-10 employees employees.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/circuit-chisel
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2026-05-01:
Builder-scale positioning update
(gtm)
. Circuit & Chisel shifted its public framing toward 'unlocking builders at scale' while keeping ATXP at the center of the story.
Source: Circuit & Chisel LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/circuit-chisel
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2026-04-16:
Consumer product suite rollout and leaderboard traction
(gtm)
. Circuit & Chisel rolled out ATXP Music, ATXP Pics, and ATXP Chat as pay-as-you-go products and publicized leaderboard traction around x402 and MPP in the same motion. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circuit--chisel-tops-x402-and-mpp-leaderboards-with-new-atxp-product-rollouts-302745008.html?utm_source=openai))
Source: PR Newswire / ATXP Homepage.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circuit--chisel-tops-x402-and-mpp-leaderboards-with-new-atxp-product-rollouts-302745008.html
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2026-04-16:
Account funding and product-suite monetization
(gtm)
. ATXP centralized balances in an accounts portal and extended the same credit system across multiple products, including chat, music, pics, and agent usage. ([atxp.ai](https://atxp.ai/blog/how-to-add-funds-to-atxp/?utm_source=openai))
Source: ATXP Blog.
https://atxp.ai/blog/how-to-add-funds-to-atxp/
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2026-04-16:
ATXP expands into branded agent products and ecosystem compatibility
(product)
. Circuit & Chisel announced ATXP Music, ATXP Pics, and ATXP Chat while saying ATXP-powered products reached large usage milestones and that the system was moving into x402 and MPP ecosystems.
Source: PR Newswire.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circuit--chisel-tops-x402-and-mpp-leaderboards-with-new-atxp-product-rollouts-302745008.html
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2026-04-16:
ATXP expands into pay-as-you-go products
(product)
. Circuit & Chisel rolled out ATXP Music, ATXP Pics, and ATXP Chat, packaged as pay-as-you-go products built on ATXP. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circuit--chisel-tops-x402-and-mpp-leaderboards-with-new-atxp-product-rollouts-302745008.html?utm_source=openai))
Source: PR Newswire.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circuit--chisel-tops-x402-and-mpp-leaderboards-with-new-atxp-product-rollouts-302745008.html
Nevermined
Website: nevermined.ai
Nevermined builds payments and financial infrastructure for AI agents, enabling agent-to-agent commerce, real-time metering, and autonomous pay/get-paid workflows across cards, fiat, and crypto.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2022.
Country: Switzerland.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because it provides the rails for AI agents to spend autonomously, meter usage, and settle payments automatically via virtual cards, x402/MCP/A2A integrations, and agent-to-agent settlement.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2025-01-01
: 4000000 USD
; investors: Generative Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, NEAR, Halo Capital, Factor Capital, Lyrik Ventures, Arca
; source: GlobeNewswire
; https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/09/3007256/0/en/Nevermined-Raises-4M-to-Build-the-PayPal-for-AI-Commerce.html
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Extended Seed
announced 2025-01-01
: $4M USD
; investors: Generative Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, NEAR, Halo Capital, Factor Capital, Lyrik Ventures, Arca
; source: GlobeNewswire
; https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/09/3007256/0/en/Nevermined-Raises-4M-to-Build-the-PayPal-for-AI-Commerce.html/
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Seed
announced 2022-07-01
: 3000000 EUR
; investors: Signature Ventures, Polymorphic Capital
; source: Business Wire
; https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220712005503/en/Nevermined-Raises-%E2%82%AC3-Million-Seed-Funding-to-Make-Web3-Development-Easier-for-Creators-and-Developers
Company timeline
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2026-05-06:
Exa partnership showcases autonomous agent spending in a real workflow
(gtm)
. Nevermined highlighted Exa as a partner example for AI agents making autonomous payments, reinforcing the merchant/consumer-side use case with a recognizable AI search company.
Source: Nevermined blog.
https://nevermined.ai/blog/exa-nevermined-autonomous-ai-agent-payments
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2026-05-06:
Exa enabled autonomous agent payments through Nevermined
(product)
. Nevermined announced that Exa now accepts autonomous payments from AI agents using delegated credit cards via its x402 card-delegation flow, with instant API key issuance after purchase.
Source: Nevermined blog.
https://nevermined.ai/blog/exa-nevermined-autonomous-ai-agent-payments
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2026-05-01:
Developer Advocate role added for builder-facing growth
(hr)
. Nevermined is hiring a Developer Advocate for AI + Payments in San Francisco to write guides, host workshops, and ship sample apps for agent monetization.
Source: Nevermined About Us.
https://nevermined.ai/about-us
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2026-05-01:
Careers page shows active hiring for Developer Advocate - AI + Payments
(hr)
. Nevermined’s About/Team page includes a live hiring section and a listed opening for Developer Advocate - AI + Payments in San Francisco, indicating ongoing hiring for developer-facing support.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: Nevermined About Us.
https://nevermined.ai/about-us/
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2026-05-01:
Compact core team is visible on the company site
(hr)
. Nevermined’s about page shows a small founding/core group with one business development hire and a lead engineer, indicating an early-stage, founder-led organization.
Source: Nevermined About Us.
https://nevermined.ai/about-us
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2026-04-08:
Visa Intelligent Commerce integration opens merchant and publisher enrollment
(gtm)
. Nevermined announced integration with Visa Intelligent Commerce, x402, and VGS to let AI agents buy digital goods and services while merchants accept payments through existing infrastructure.
Source: Nevermined blog.
https://nevermined.ai/blog/nevermined-unlocks-autonomous-agent-card-payments-with-x402-opening-a-new-market-for-publishers-digital-merchants
Payman AI
Website: paymanai.com
Payman AI provides an orchestration and infrastructure layer that lets AI agents safely move money, manage payments, and handle real transactions through APIs and controls built for financial compliance.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2024.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because its core product is the trust layer between AI agents and money movement, enabling agents to create, manage, and execute payments with budgets, controls, and auditability.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2024-11-01
: 9574500 USD
; investors: Alumni Ventures
; source: SEC Form D filing
; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2025647/000137647424000644/index.htm
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Pre-Seed
announced 2024-08-01
: 3000000 USD
; investors: Visa, Coinbase Ventures, Boost VC, Deepwater Asset Management, The Spartan Group, Untapped Capital, Theory Forge Ventures, Protofund VC, Systemic Ventures, Metropolis DAO, Viktor Axelsen, Devin Walsh, Kenneth Kuo
; source: ChainCatcher
; https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2137528
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Seed
announced 2024-05-01
: 1.2 USD
; source: The Company Check
; https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/payman-ai/gklwkb4lls2nhp7fy
Company timeline
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2026-05-23:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/paymanai
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2026-05-12:
Citizens State Bank partnership for agentic banking
(gtm)
. Payman AI announced a partnership with Citizens State Bank to deploy agentic banking across seven Western Colorado branch locations, with AI agents assisting branch workflows and building toward autonomous transaction handling inside bank-defined guardrails.
Source: Payman AI Press.
https://paymanai.com/press/citizens-state-bank-partners-with-payman-ai
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2026-05-12:
Citizens State Bank partnership brings agentic banking to seven branches
(product)
. Payman AI announced a partnership with Citizens State Bank to deploy AI agents that work alongside branch staff, handle internal operations and teller workflows, and support a broader agentic-banking rollout across seven Western Colorado locations.
Source: Payman AI Press.
https://paymanai.com/press/citizens-state-bank-partners-with-payman-ai
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2026-02-26:
Ran a bank-oriented educational webinar on agentic banking
(gtm)
. Payman hosted a webinar with Middlesex Federal leadership to explain agentic banking for community and regional banks and to position the product as a practical next step beyond chatbots.
Source: Payman AI Events.
https://paymanai.com/events/from-digital-to-agentic-banking
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2026-02-08:
Paygent Central control plane launched
(product)
. A February 2026 guide introduced Paygent Central as a command center for monitoring, managing, and optimizing AI-powered banking agents with real-time monitoring, audit trails, risk controls, and an emergency kill switch. ([paymanai.com](https://paymanai.com/reports?utm_source=openai))
Source: Payman AI Reports.
https://paymanai.com/resources/paygent-central-guide
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2026-01-07:
Deepened enterprise integration narrative for banks
(gtm)
. Payman published guidance on deploying agentic AI without replacing core banking systems, emphasizing safe integration with existing banking infrastructure and policy controls.
Source: Payman AI Blog.
https://paymanai.com/blog/deploy-agentic-ai-without-replacing-core-banking-systems
Rye
Website: rye.com
Rye provides a Universal Checkout API and related commerce infrastructure that lets software, apps, and AI agents discover products, retrieve pricing/shipping/tax, and complete purchases programmatically across merchants.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2021.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because its core product is checkout/payment rails for AI agents and apps to transact autonomously with low-latency, high-reliability order execution.
Funding rounds
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Seed
announced 2022-10-01
: 14000000 USD
; investors: a16z crypto, Goat Capital, Solana Ventures, L Catterton, Electric Ant, Electric Feel Ventures, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, James Beshara
; source: Forbes
; https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2022/10/11/a16z-crypto-web3-commerce-rye-justin-kan/
Company timeline
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2026-05-28:
Current employee-count observation
(hr)
. LinkedIn shows Rye as a 11-50 employee company and also lists 105 employees on the company page.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://at.linkedin.com/company/rye
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2026-05-12:
Merchant UCP scoping guide positions Rye as the faster integration path
(gtm)
. Rye published a merchant guide comparing native UCP implementation with integrating via Rye, framing Rye as an easier path to agentic-commerce coverage for merchants and platforms. ([rye.com](https://rye.com/blog/how-to-implement-ucp?utm_source=openai))
Source: Rye Blog.
https://rye.com/blog/how-to-implement-ucp
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2026-04-29:
Added x402 payment support through AgentCash
(gtm)
. Rye announced native x402 support via AgentCash, enabling stablecoin-style payments for physical commerce on top of Universal Checkout.
Source: Rye blog.
https://rye.com/blog/agentcash-x402-agentic-commerce
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2026-04-29:
x402 physical-commerce support added
(product)
. Rye added native x402 support through AgentCash so agents can pay for physical goods with USDC and complete checkout over HTTP.
Source: Rye blog.
https://rye.com/blog/agentcash-x402-agentic-commerce
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2026-04-29:
AgentCash x402 support for physical commerce
(product)
. Rye announced that its Universal Checkout API can accept x402 payments via AgentCash, letting agents discover a product, sign a USDC payment, and complete purchases over HTTP.
Source: Rye blog.
https://rye.com/blog/agentcash-x402-agentic-commerce
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2026-04-21:
Integrated Skyfire identity into checkout stack
(gtm)
. Rye announced a partnership to fold Skyfire's KYA protocol into Universal Checkout as the identity layer for agent traffic.
Source: Rye blog.
https://rye.com/blog/skyfire-agentic-commerce-stack
SolvaPay Inc.
Website: solvapay.com
SolvaPay provides payment infrastructure for AI agents, MCP tools, and APIs, letting builders add authentication, checkout, billing, and payouts to agentic workflows.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because it is explicitly built to let AI agents, tools, and APIs authenticate, set budgets, pay per use, and settle transactions through integrated checkout and payout flows. ([solvapay.com](https://solvapay.com/?utm_source=openai))
Funding rounds
-
Pre-Seed
announced 2026-04-01
: 2400000 EUR
; investors: Redstone, MS&AD Ventures, Antler, Greens Ventures
; source: FinTech Global
; https://fintech.global/2026/04/15/solvapay-raises-e2-4m-for-agentic-payment-layer/
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Seed
announced 2025-11-01
: 165000 EUR
; investors: Antler
; source: Dealroom.co
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/solvapay
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Launched self-serve hosted MCP Pay and SDK paths
(gtm)
. SolvaPay’s docs now present two distinct product paths: hosted MCP Pay for monetizing existing MCP servers, and a TypeScript SDK for code-level integration into APIs and apps.
Source: SolvaPay documentation.
https://docs.solvapay.com/
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2026-05-01:
Head of Compliance / COO job opening posted
(hr)
. SolvaPay posted a LinkedIn job opening for Head of Compliance / COO focused on EU regulatory and licensing strategy, including EMI and PSD2 application work.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://se.linkedin.com/jobs/view/head-of-compliance-coo-at-solvapay-4390583405
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2026-05-01:
Repositioned around agentic payments and marketplace monetization
(gtm)
. The public website shifted from a general "chat-native checkout" framing to an explicit "agentic economy" and "/marketplace" message, with clear paths for selling to AI agents, tracking demand, and getting paid through one integration.
Source: SolvaPay homepage.
https://solvapay.com/
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2026-04-14:
Expanded onboarding into sandbox-first go-live flow
(gtm)
. The April 2026 release introduced sandbox-first onboarding, a guided go-live flow, unified plans, usage-based plans, and 2FA required for production.
Source: SolvaPay documentation changelog.
https://docs.solvapay.com/changelog/2026-04-14
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2026-04-01:
Hosted MCP Pay and AI-operable admin tooling
(product)
. The docs added MCP Pay with hosted OAuth 2.0/PKCE authentication, white-labeled checkout and account pages, plus an Admin MCP Server and agent skill for managing customers, purchases, refunds, and checkout sessions from AI assistants.
Source: SolvaPay Documentation.
https://docs.solvapay.com/mcp-pay/authentication
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2026-04-01:
Launch of hosted MCP Pay and SDK-led monetization motion
(gtm)
. The current docs and homepage show a more structured product surface: hosted MCP Pay for no-code monetization, a TypeScript SDK for code-first integration, and admin tooling for managing checkout sessions through an AI assistant. ([docs.solvapay.com](https://docs.solvapay.com/?utm_source=openai))
Source: SolvaPay docs and homepage.
https://docs.solvapay.com/
Ralio
Website: ralio.co
Ralio builds a trust and control layer for agentic business payments, giving AI agents guardrails, identity verification, and audit trails before money moves.
Category: Agentic Payment Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic payment infrastructure because it sits between AI agents and payment rails to enforce spend limits, verify intent, and log transactions before payments are executed.
Funding rounds
-
pre-seed
announced 2026-04-01
: 2500000 USD
; investors: SVV (Sure Valley Ventures), Seed X, Love Ventures, Plug and Play, rule30, Adeline Arts and Science, Endurance Ventures, Campus Fund, Alan Morgan, Antler
; source: SVV
; https://www.svv.ai/news/investmentralio
Company timeline
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2026-05-13:
Founder podcast appearance to frame the trust-layer category
(gtm)
. Ralio’s cofounder and CEO appeared on the Griffin Uncut podcast to explain the company’s trust-layer thesis for agentic payments and how it sits between agent builders and payment providers.
Source: Ralio / Griffin Uncut podcast listing.
https://ralio.co/
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2026-05-05:
Founding Engineer job opening
(hr)
. Ralio posted a LinkedIn opening for a Founding Engineer in London, with Leonardo Rosales as the direct message contact.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founding-engineer-at-ralio-4341564165
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2026-05-01:
Website and contact motion shifted to partner/demo-led acquisition
(gtm)
. Ralio’s live site and contact page now emphasize a trust layer for business payments, with direct CTAs to get early access, book a demo, and partner with the company.
Source: Ralio website.
https://ralio.co/
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2026-05-01:
Founder Associate job opening posted
(hr)
. Ralio posted a Founder Associate role on LinkedIn to own go-to-market and corporate topics.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founder-associate-at-ralio-4354523919
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2026-04-01:
pre-seed
(funding)
. Amount: 2500000 USD. Investors: SVV (Sure Valley Ventures), Seed X, Love Ventures, Plug and Play, rule30, Adeline Arts and Science, Endurance Ventures, Campus Fund, Alan Morgan, Antler
Source: SVV.
https://www.svv.ai/news/investmentralio
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2025-11-01:
Public launch of the agentic payments trust-layer category
(gtm)
. Ralio publicly introduced itself as infrastructure for AI agents to safely send and receive money, framing the product around guardrails, identity verification, and audit trails.
Source: Ralio LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ralioai_sharing-ralio-with-the-world-and-announcing-activity-7378852947947986944-5IFZ
Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure
This layer provides the data foundation that AI agents need to understand and transact with each other. From eCommerce, to procurement and agentic workflows requiring data.
Cernel
Website: cernel.com
Cernel is an AI-native product data automation platform that unifies, enriches, and activates ecommerce product data for onboarding, content generation, translations, and feed optimization.
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Denmark.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic commerce data infrastructure because it creates the structured, normalized, continuously updated product data layer that AI agents need to understand products, generate content, and map data across sales channels.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2026-02-01
: 4000000 EUR
; investors: Seed Capital
; source: Cernel
; https://cernel.com/news/eu4m-in-seed-funding
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Pre-Seed
announced 2024-11-01
: 5000000 DKK
; investors: Founderment, EIFO, Stefan Rosenlund, Mikkel Salling, Kresten Krab Thorup, Jesper Hvejsel, Anders Thorhauge Sandholm
; source: INCUBA
; https://incuba.dk/en/community/news/2024/incuba-startup-cernel-cements-investment-from-prominent-tech-profiles-at-aarhus-investor-summit-2024/
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pre-seed
announced 2024-01-01
: €765k EUR
; investors: Founderment, EIFO, Stefan Rosenlund, Anders Thorhauge Sandholm, Kresten Krab Thorup, Jesper Hvejsel, Mikkel Salling
; source: INCUBA
; https://incuba.dk/community/news/2024/incuba-startup-virksomheden-cernel-cementerer-investering-fra-prominente-tech-profiler-til-aarhus-investor-summit-2024/
Company timeline
-
2026-05-28:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cernel/
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2026-03-01:
Hiring cluster expands across core functions
(hr)
. Multiple LinkedIn job posts show Cernel hiring for People Lead, GTM Market Analyst (Student), Brand & Growth Marketer, Sales Engineer, Customer Success Student, Design Lead, Frontend Developer, and Platform Engineer roles.
Source: LinkedIn job posts.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cernel/
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2026-02-24:
Seed round announcement highlights a pivot to product data infrastructure
(product)
. Cernel announced a €4M seed round and described a strategic pivot toward building the foundation between raw supplier data and sales channels.
Source: Cernel.
https://cernel.com/news/eu4m-in-seed-funding?915cbf2d_page=2
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2026-02-24:
Careers page updated with open role
(hr)
. Cernel’s careers page shows an ongoing hiring stance and lists a Sales Development Representative role in Aarhus, Denmark.
Source: Cernel careers page.
https://cernel.com/career
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2026-02-20:
D-Congress 2026 participation
(gtm)
. Cernel announced it would join D-Congress in Gothenburg to showcase automated product onboarding for retailers and brands.
Source: Cernel.
https://cernel.com/news/cernel-is-joining-d-congress-gothensburg
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2026-02-16:
New brand and website launch
(gtm)
. Cernel relaunched its brand to reflect a broader AI product data automation platform spanning enrichment, content generation, translations, and multi-channel optimization.
Source: Cernel.
https://cernel.com/news/new-brand-and-website-for-cernel
Channel3
Website: trychannel3.com
Channel3 builds an API and product-data infrastructure layer for agentic commerce, organizing product data so AI agents can reliably search, recommend, and purchase products. ([trychannel3.com](https://trychannel3.com/))
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: United States.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because its core product is a structured, continuously updated product database/API for AI agents, with real-time prices, deep metadata, and distribution to AI shopping surfaces—exactly the data foundation agentic commerce needs. ([trychannel3.com](https://trychannel3.com/))
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2025-12-01
: 6000000 USD
; investors: Matrix, Y Combinator, Ludlow Ventures
; source: Channel3 Blog
; https://trychannel3.com/blog/channel3-raises-6m
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Pre-Seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 500000 USD
; investors: Y Combinator
; source: Crunchbase
; https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/channel3-pre-seed--1c56f0d1
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Seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 500000 USD
; investors: Y Combinator
; source: Dealroom
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/channel3
Company timeline
-
2026-05-26:
Developer comparison content for product-data APIs
(gtm)
. Channel3 published a first-person research post comparing product data APIs and arguing that its approach is better suited for AI shopping agents, signaling a content-led developer acquisition motion. ([trychannel3.com](https://trychannel3.com/blog))
Source: Channel3 Blog.
https://trychannel3.com/blog
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2026-05-12:
Awin Power 100 recognition
(gtm)
. Channel3 announced it was named to Awin’s Power 100, positioning itself as one of the most innovative affiliate partners and using the recognition to reinforce its affiliate-distribution story for advertisers and brands. ([trychannel3.com](https://trychannel3.com/blog/channel3-awin-power-100))
Source: Channel3 Blog.
https://trychannel3.com/blog/channel3-awin-power-100
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2026-05-01:
Hiring cluster: engineers and Chief of Staff / Head of GTM
(hr)
. Founder posts and the YC jobs page show Channel3 recruiting engineers in NYC and a Chief of Staff / Head of GTM role to support company operations and go-to-market.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn + Y Combinator jobs.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexanderschiff_channel3-is-hiring-engineers-in-nyc-were-activity-7450996730105499648-yPdG
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2026-04-01:
Chief of Staff / Head of GTM / Strategy + Ops opening
(hr)
. Channel3 posted a senior in-person New York role covering GTM, partnerships, hiring, and operations.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/chief-of-staff-head-of-gtm-strategy-%2B-ops-at-channel3-4397670273
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2026-03-11:
Channel3 MCP launched for direct agent access
(product)
. Channel3 added an MCP server that lets AI agents search tens of millions of products in real time, with a free tier that requires no API key and optional paid usage with an API key.
Source: Channel3 Blog / Docs.
https://docs.trychannel3.com/mcp-overview
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2026-03-01:
Expanded distribution through MCP and agent demo surface
(gtm)
. Channel3 introduced an MCP surface for agents and refreshed demo applications for shopping and storefront use cases, making it easier for AI-native developers to plug into its product graph. ([docs.trychannel3.com](https://docs.trychannel3.com/mcp-overview?utm_source=openai))
Source: Channel3 docs.
https://docs.trychannel3.com/mcp-overview
ReFiBuy
Website: refibuy.ai
ReFiBuy is an agentic commerce optimization platform that helps brands and retailers structure, enrich, sync, and monitor product data so AI shopping agents can discover and recommend products more effectively. ([newswire.com](https://www.newswire.com/news/refibuy-raises-13-6m-oversubscribed-seed-round-to-accelerate-agentic-commerce))
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits Agentic Commerce Data Infrastructure because its core product is a closed-loop commerce intelligence layer for product/catalog data—explicitly designed to make SKUs interpretable, eligible, and continuously updated for AI-driven shopping and agentic discovery. ([newswire.com](https://www.newswire.com/news/refibuy-raises-13-6m-oversubscribed-seed-round-to-accelerate-agentic-commerce))
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2026-05-01
: 13600000 USD
; investors: NewRoad Capital Partners, Ridge Ventures, Silicon Road Ventures, Incubate Fund, VELA Partners, G20 Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Knoll Ventures, retail industry angel investors
; source: Newswire / ReFiBuy
; https://www.newswire.com/view/content/refibuy-raises-13-6m-oversubscribed-seed-round-to-accelerate-agentic-commerce
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Pre-Seed
announced 2025-03-01
: 1700000 USD
; investors: G20 Ventures, Knoll Ventures, Commerce Ventures, James Avery, Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, Jason Goldberg, Dan Rua, Robbie Allen, Jonathan Marcus, Will Holt, Derek Wall, Ben Brooks
; source: WRAL TechWire
; https://www.wral.com/business/technology/refibuy-launches-1-7m-funding-march-2025/
Company timeline
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2026-05-27:
ReFiBuy partners with Elastic Path for B2B composable commerce
(product)
. ReFiBuy announced an integration partnership with Elastic Path that brings Commerce Intelligence Engine into Elastic Path Composable Commerce so merchants can evaluate, enrich, distribute, and monitor catalogs within existing workflows.
Source: ReFiBuy.
https://refibuy.ai/articles/why-we-partnered-with-elastic-path-bringing-agentic-commerce-optimization-to-b2b
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2026-05-27:
Elastic Path partnership launched
(gtm)
. ReFiBuy and Elastic Path announced a technology partnership that integrates ReFiBuy’s Commerce Intelligence Engine with Elastic Path Composable Commerce to optimize product catalogs for AI shopping.
Source: Elastic Path and ReFiBuy via GlobeNewswire.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/27/3302015/0/en/elastic-path-and-refibuy-partner-to-optimize-product-catalogs-for-ai-shopping.html
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2026-05-06:
ReFiBuy careers page shows active hiring across core functions
(hr)
. The careers page says ReFiBuy is hiring across product, engineering, and go-to-market and invites general-interest applicants to reach out if a title is not listed.
Source: ReFiBuy Careers.
https://refibuy.ai/careers
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2026-05-01:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: 13600000 USD. Investors: NewRoad Capital Partners, Ridge Ventures, Silicon Road Ventures, Incubate Fund, VELA Partners, G20 Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Knoll Ventures, retail industry angel investors
Source: Newswire / ReFiBuy.
https://www.newswire.com/view/content/refibuy-raises-13-6m-oversubscribed-seed-round-to-accelerate-agentic-commerce
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2026-05-01:
Welcomed Coleson Harvey and expanded hiring across core functions
(hr)
. ReFiBuy posted a hiring update welcoming Coleson Harvey to the team and said it is hiring across Product, Engineering, Sales, Partnerships, and Marketing.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/refibuy_refibuy-hiring-announcement-activity-7458216353271934976-AmT5
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2026-03-24:
Developer early access launched
(gtm)
. ReFiBuy opened Commerce Intelligence Engine to developers through Build with ReFiBuy, adding a developer-facing access path to the platform.
Source: ReFiBuy / Articles page.
https://refibuy.ai/articles?hsLang=en
Redpine
Website: redpine.ai
Redpine is an AI data platform that gives builders and autonomous agents access to licensed, high-quality, multimodal data for training, retrieval, and transactions at scale.
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits agentic transaction/data infrastructure because it provides the licensed data layer and retrieval tooling that AI agents need to understand, query, and act on real-world information.
Funding rounds
-
seed
announced 2026-04-01
: 8000000 USD
; investors: NordicNinja, Luminar Ventures, node.vc, Peter Sarlin, Patrik Tran, Anna Nordell Westling
; source: Redpine
; https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-raises-8m-seed
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pre-seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 1300000 USD
; investors: Colin M. Evans, Feng Hong, Anna Nordell Westling, Daniel Langkilde, Gustav Lindqvist, Spotify alumni (Greens)
; source: Redpine
; https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-to-solve-ais-biggest-bottleneck---launches-with
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angel / seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 1.3M USD
; investors: Colin M. Evans, Feng Hong, Anna Nordell Westling, Daniel Langkilde, Gustav Lindqvist, Spotify alumni network
; source: Redpine AI
; https://www.redpine.ai/blog/redpine-launch
Company timeline
-
2026-05-13:
Partnership with All Ears
(gtm)
. Redpine launched a partnership with All Ears, making spoken-media signals queryable through Redpine's API and MCP workflows.
Source: Redpine partners with All Ears to bring 50,000 hours of daily spoken media to AI.
https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-partners-with-all-ears
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2026-05-13:
All Ears partnership adds live spoken media to the platform
(product)
. Redpine announced a live partnership with All Ears, making structured spoken-media data from podcasts, broadcasts, web TV, and social media queryable through Redpine's API and MCP workflows.
Source: Redpine partners with All Ears to bring 50,000 hours of daily spoken media to AI.
https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-partners-with-all-ears
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2026-05-06:
Brand refresh and new site launch
(gtm)
. Redpine introduced a refreshed identity and new website after its seed round, framing the company as a brand that must speak to both human content owners and AI agents.
Source: Redpine has a new look.
https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-has-a-new-look
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2026-05-06:
New site and visual identity launched
(product)
. Redpine published a refreshed brand system and new site experience, positioning the company more explicitly around human knowledge, AI agents, and licensed data access.
Source: Redpine has a new look.
https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-has-a-new-look
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2026-05-01:
Founding GTM US opening
(hr)
. Redpine posted a hiring listing for a founding GTM role to lead its US presence from New York or San Francisco.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn jobs.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/gtm-us-at-redpineai-4404113116
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2026-04-28:
Seed round surfaces customer proof and global expansion
(gtm)
. Redpine announced an $8 million seed round and publicly cited work with leading AI labs, AsedaSciences, and global clients such as Chegg while expanding GTM hiring.
Source: Redpine seed announcement.
https://www.redpine.ai/insights/redpine-raises-8m-seed
Nyne.ai
Website: nyne.ai
Nyne.ai builds an AI-ready people and company data platform that gives agents API access to structured identity, contact, intent, and business context across the web.
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2023.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure because it supplies the structured, real-time identity and intent data layer that AI agents need to understand who someone is, resolve entities across sources, and act on buyer or workflow signals via APIs and webhooks.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2026-03-01
: 5300000 USD
; investors: Wischoff Ventures, South Park Commons, Karman Ventures, Gil Elbaz, Soleio, Amr Al-Shihabi, Selin Kocalar, Danh Trang, Evan Tana, Aditya Agarwal
; source: TechCrunch
; https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/nyne-founded-by-a-father-son-duo-gives-ai-agents-the-human-context-theyre-missing/
-
Pre-Seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 400000 USD
; investors: South Park Commons
; source: Signal
; https://signal.nfx.com/investors/evan-tana
Company timeline
-
2026-05-01:
Open roles listed on careers page
(hr)
. Nyne.ai's careers page shows multiple open roles across backend engineering, product design, growth marketing, and customer success.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: Nyne.ai careers page.
https://nyne.ai/careers/
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2026-04-01:
Careers page lists multiple open roles
(hr)
. Nyne.ai’s careers page listed open roles including Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Product Designer, Growth Marketer, and Customer Success Lead.
Source: Nyne.ai Careers.
https://nyne.ai/careers/
-
2026-04-01:
First SDR started
(hr)
. Nyne.ai announced that Allison Meins started as the company’s first SDR.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyne-ai
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2026-04-01:
Founding AE join announced
(hr)
. Michael Fanous announced that Kaleb Castro joined Nyne.ai as Founding AE.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyne-ai
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2026-04-01:
CRO hire highlighted
(hr)
. Michael Fanous publicly spotlighted Marc Zaks as CRO at Nyne.ai, describing his background across revenue and customer leadership roles.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyne-ai
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2026-03-01:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: 5300000 USD. Investors: Wischoff Ventures, South Park Commons, Karman Ventures, Gil Elbaz, Soleio, Amr Al-Shihabi, Selin Kocalar, Danh Trang, Evan Tana, Aditya Agarwal
Source: TechCrunch.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/nyne-founded-by-a-father-son-duo-gives-ai-agents-the-human-context-theyre-missing/
Novaquity
Website: novaquity.net
Novaquity is a Japan-focused AI-agent financial intelligence and alternative data platform that structures corporate disclosures, filings, news, and relationship data into API- and MCP-accessible features for analysis and workflow automation.
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Japan.
Landscape fit: It fits Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure because it provides structured, agent-ready company and relationship data (filings, features, corporate networks, and propagation paths) that AI agents can query and reason over for financial and transactional workflows.
Company timeline
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2026-04-10:
Expanded platform surface with earnings, funds, and attribution features
(gtm)
. Novaquity shipped a v0.3.0 API update adding earnings report integration, disclosure source attribution, a Funds API, a new N.FORECAST block, dividend metrics, and quality improvements. ([novaquity.net](https://novaquity.net/en/releases))
Source: Releases | Novaquity.
https://novaquity.net/en/releases
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2026-04-10:
API update adds earnings reports, source attribution, and Funds API
(product)
. Version 0.3.0 added earnings-report integration, a new N.FORECAST block, dividend metrics, per-snapshot source fields, a dedicated Funds API, and broader E/M and N.* extraction improvements.
Source: v0.3.0 — API Update.
https://novaquity.net/en/releases/2026-04-10-v0.3.0-api-update
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2026-03-30:
Public launch of agent-native financial intelligence platform
(gtm)
. Novaquity announced it was live, introducing a Japan-focused financial alternative data platform for AI agents with structured disclosure data, company features, corporate relationship data, REST API access, and MCP-based workflows. ([novaquity.net](https://novaquity.net/en/releases/2026-03-30-novaquity-launch?utm_source=openai))
Source: Novaquity Is Live.
https://novaquity.net/en/releases/2026-03-30-novaquity-launch
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2026-03-30:
Novaquity launches as an AI-agent financial intelligence platform
(product)
. Novaquity went live with structured Japanese corporate disclosure data, company comparison, related-company exploration, network tracing, REST API access, MCP support, and a 7-day trial with tiered pricing.
Source: Novaquity Is Live.
https://novaquity.net/en/releases/2026-03-30-novaquity-launch
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2026-03-01:
Documented API and network-analysis developer workflow
(gtm)
. The API reference exposed filing search, network traversal, and funds endpoints, showing the platform was built for programmatic analysis and workflow automation rather than a manual research UI. ([novaquity.net](https://novaquity.net/ja/api-reference))
Source: API Reference.
https://novaquity.net/ja/api-reference
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2026-03-01:
Public self-serve access and MCP distribution
(gtm)
. Novaquity’s site and docs exposed a public MCP server endpoint, API key-based access, and pricing with a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers. ([novaquity.net](https://novaquity.net/en/mcp?utm_source=openai))
Source: MCP Server / Pricing.
https://novaquity.net/en/mcp
Nexla
Website: nexla.com
Nexla is an AI-powered data integration platform that turns data from many sources into governed, production-ready data products for AI agents, analytics, and operations.
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2016.
Country: United States.
Employees: 51-200 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure because it provides the governed, real-time data foundation and connectors that AI agents need to discover, access, transform, and transact with enterprise data across systems and workflows.
Funding rounds
-
Series B
announced 2023-07-01
: 18000000 USD
; investors: Shield Capital, Blumberg Capital, Engineering Capital, Industry Ventures, Liberty Global Ventures, Storm Ventures
; source: TechCrunch; CB Insights
; https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/25/nexla-has-defied-startup-conventional-wisdom-with-slow-and-steady-growth/ ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/25/nexla-has-defied-startup-conventional-wisdom-with-slow-and-steady-growth/?utm_source=openai))
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Series A
announced 2021-10-01
: 12000000 USD
; investors: Industry Ventures, Liberty Global Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Engineering Capital, Storm Ventures, Correlation Ventures
; source: TechCrunch; PR Newswire-PRWeb
; https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/13/nexla-nabs-12m-series-a-as-it-builds-cash-flow-positive-data-operations-biz/ ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/13/nexla-nabs-12m-series-a-as-it-builds-cash-flow-positive-data-operations-biz/?utm_source=openai))
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Seed
announced 2017-05-01
: 3500000 USD
; investors: Blumberg Capital, Storm Ventures, Engineering Capital, Correlation Ventures
; source: FinSMEs
; https://www.finsmes.com/2017/05/nexla-raises-3-5m-in-seed-funding.html ([finsmes.com](https://www.finsmes.com/2017/05/nexla-raises-3-5m-in-seed-funding.html?utm_source=openai))
Company timeline
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2026-05-18:
Repositioned as a data platform for AI agents
(gtm)
. Nexla’s 2026 content and product pages reframed the company as a data platform for AI agents, centered on governed data products, MCP exposure, evaluation, observability, and write paths for agents.
Source: Nexla Blog.
https://nexla.com/blog/data-platform-for-ai-agents-capabilities/
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2026-05-01:
Bengaluru engineering hiring cluster appears on LinkedIn
(hr)
. Nexla posted or surfaced engineering openings in Bengaluru, including Staff Software Engineer and Software Engineer, Connectors Framework roles.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://in.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-connectors-framework-at-nexla-4414579493
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2026-02-18:
Vespa.ai partnership for real-time AI search
(product)
. Nexla launched native Vespa integrations to ingest, index, and continuously update enterprise data for real-time AI search and retrieval.
Source: Nexla news release.
https://nexla.com/news/nexla-and-vespa-ai-partner-to-simplify-real-time-ai-search-across-hundreds-of-enterprise-data-sources
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2025-11-18:
Microsoft 365 Copilot partnership
(gtm)
. Nexla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to give Microsoft 365 Copilot users access to 500-plus enterprise data sources through Nexla’s connector network.
Source: Nexla News.
https://nexla.com/news/nexla-partners-with-microsoft-to-supercharge-microsoft-365-copilot-with-access-to-500-plus-enterprise-data-sources
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2025-11-18:
Microsoft 365 Copilot collaboration
(product)
. Nexla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to connect Microsoft 365 Copilot to 500-plus enterprise data sources through Nexla’s connector platform.
Source: Nexla news/blog.
https://nexla.com/news/nexla-partners-with-microsoft-to-supercharge-microsoft-365-copilot-with-access-to-500-plus-enterprise-data-sources
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2025-11-04:
Launched Express as conversational data engineering
(gtm)
. Nexla launched Express, a standalone conversational product that lets users describe data needs in natural language and have pipelines and connectors built automatically.
Source: Nexla News.
https://nexla.com/news/introducing-express-the-conversational-data-engineering-platform-to-simplify-the-creation-of-complex-data-workflows-for-ai-applications
Bayshore AI GmbH
Website: bayshore.ai
Bayshore builds an AI foundation for legal and compliance teams, turning regulations, policies, and expert know-how into governed, auditable workflows that can handle requests from intake to decision.
Category: Agentic Transaction Data Infrastructure.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 2–10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because it provides the governed data-and-rules layer that AI agents need to make and document enterprise decisions: machine-executable policies, audit trails, EU data controls, and automated request handling for compliance-heavy transactions and workflows.
Funding rounds
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seed
announced 2026-06-01
: 8000000 USD
; investors: Earlybird Venture Capital, Lucid Capital, Booom, Heliad, angels
; source: Tech Funding News
; https://techfundingnews.com/bayshore-earlybird-ai-agents-law-compliance/
Company timeline
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2026-06-02:
Stealth exit and seed round around legal-rule automation
(gtm)
. Bayshore emerged from stealth with an $8M seed round, presenting the company as a platform that converts legal and compliance rules into AI-powered workflows for regulated enterprises.
Source: Tech.eu.
https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/bayshore-raises-8m-to-turn-compliance-rules-into-code/
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2026-06-02:
Public launch as an AI front door for legal and compliance
(gtm)
. Bayshore publicly defined itself as the AI foundation/front door for legal and compliance, emphasizing governed workflows, audit trails, and a book-a-call enterprise motion on its website.
Source: Bayshore homepage.
https://www.bayshore.ai/
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2026-06-01:
seed
(funding)
. Amount: 8000000 USD. Investors: Earlybird Venture Capital, Lucid Capital, Booom, Heliad, angels
Source: Tech Funding News.
https://techfundingnews.com/bayshore-earlybird-ai-agents-law-compliance/
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2026-05-01:
Credibility motion through Stanford/CodeX sponsorship
(gtm)
. Bayshore sponsored the LLM x Law Hackathon at Stanford CodeX, signaling a credibility-building motion inside the legal-AI ecosystem.
Source: Paul F. Welter LinkedIn.
https://de.linkedin.com/in/paul-f-welter/en
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2026-05-01:
Founder-led legal-engineering hiring push
(gtm)
. Paul F. Welter posted that Bayshore was hiring legal and technical roles, including legal associates, full-stack software engineers, and senior AI engineers, and described legal engineering as scaling legal expertise through technology.
Source: Paul F. Welter LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-f-welter_we-are-hiring-the-legal-profession-is-changing-activity-7454786670987571200-egV6
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2025-12-01:
Public hiring push for core team roles
(hr)
. Paul F. Welter posted that bayshore was hiring for Legal Engineer, Software Engineer, and Founders' Associate roles, with work in Munich or remote depending on the role.. Team size observed: 2–10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://de.linkedin.com/posts/paul-f-welter_we-are-hiring-help-us-build-the-last-lawyer-activity-7401982081234391040-gMLt
