AI startup Catena Labs said in a Tuesday (May 20) news release that it has raised $18 million in a funding round to build the first regulated, AI-native financial institution for the agent economy.
The artificial intelligence startup was co-founded by former Circle co-CEO Sean Neville, who co-created the USDC stablecoin, per the release.
The funding round was led by a16z crypto, with participation from Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, Pillar VC,…
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