Nekuda Raises $5M in Funding

Why Agents Need a New Payment Stack — and Why Nekuda is Building It

AI agents aren’t magic. They’re far from universally reliable. But in the right place, at the right time — they feel magical. And when they do, they can unlock completely new kinds of productivity. Anyone who knows me knows I’m enthusiastic about agents — and I’ve written extensively (here, here, here, here, and elsewhere) about why I believe they’re among the most important software shifts of this decade. But they’re not a universal unlock. Not…

Nekuda Raises $5M in Funding

Nekuda, a NYC-based startup building infrastructure for agentic payments, raised $5M in funding. The round was led by Madrona Ventures with participation Amex Ventures and Visa Ventures, Paul Klein, CEO of Browserbase, Shyamal Hitesh Anadkat, Applied AI at OpenAI and Sahar Mor.  The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its operations and development efforts. Led by CEO Ayal Karmi, Nekuda provides an infrastructure […] The post Nekuda R…