Tether Capital joins AIsa’s seed extension as the startup pitches governed payments for AI agents

Summary

Tether Capital announced a strategic investment in AIsa, a San Francisco startup that lets AI agents access and pay for data, APIs, models, software and computing through one governed interface billed in fiat or stablecoins.

AIsa said the seed extension with Tether and HIVEN brings its total funding to more than $9 million and adds the new investors alongside prior backers including Alibaba, Tribe Capital, Sumitomo Corporation, Draper Associates and Saison Capital.

Cointelegraph reported the same round and quoted AIsa founder and CEO Jordan Liu on building infrastructure so agents can discover, access and pay for resources while enterprises keep control of permissions and spending.

Tether said AIsa reports more than 250,000 agents on its platform, over 100 million transactions processed and access to more than 5,000 APIs, skills and models through one key, and linked the deal to its broader push after investing in NEURA Robotics.

Key facts

• Tether Capital said on Oct. 15 it made a strategic investment in AIsa so AI agents can access and pay for data, software and computing with spending limits set by the business, billed in fiat or stablecoins. (Tether)
• Tether quoted CEO Paolo Ardoino: “As AI agents take on more work, people need a way to give them access to services while keeping control over what they spend. AIsa is building that infrastructure…” (Tether)
• Tether said AIsa reports more than 250,000 agents running on its platform, over 100 million transactions processed, and access to more than 5,000 APIs, skills and models through one key with payment per call. (Tether)
• AIsa’s Oct. 15 company post said the seed extension with Tether and HIVEN brings total funding to more than US$9 million and that the new investors join Alibaba, Tribe Capital, Sumitomo Corporation, Draper Associates, Saison Capital and other existing backers. (AIsa)
• AIsa quoted founder and CEO Jordan Liu: “Enterprise AI agents need trusted information, useful tools and a governed way to transact… enabling agents to discover, access and pay for resources globally, while giving enterprises full control over permissions, spending and transactions.” (AIsa)
• Cointelegraph reported the round brings AIsa’s total funding to more than $9 million and said Tether Capital is the independent investment arm of USDT issuer Tether that deploys capital from Tether’s profits and excess reserves. (Cointelegraph)
• Cointelegraph noted Tether said the AIsa investment follows its investment in NEURA Robotics, which included plans to integrate Tether’s Wallet Development Kit so machines can run AI locally and transact within predefined limits. (Cointelegraph)