AEON, focused on the economic settlement layer for AI agents, has announced the completion of an $8 million Pre-Seed round led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, Oak Grove Ventures, and others. AEON stated that it will use the funds to advance the development of a settlement layer designed for AI agent interactions. The company launched its first AI payment product in May, claiming it can connect with over 50 million offline merchants worldwide. Additionally, AEON has partnered with BNB Chain to launch x402 Facilitator, enabling verifiable transactions, on-chain settlement, and tamper-proof receipts.
AEON Completes an $8M Pre-Seed Round Led by YZi Labs
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AEON, a project spun out of TechFlow and focused on the AI and crypto news space, has closed an $8 million Pre-Seed round led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, and Oak Grove Ventures. The funding will accelerate the development of an on-chain news settlement layer for AI agent interactions. In May, AEON launched its first AI payment product, claiming to connect 50 million offline merchants globally, and partnered with BNB Chain to launch x402 Facilitator, which supports verifiable transactions, on-chain settlement, and tamper-proof receipts.
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