
Skyfire is a payment network designed specifically for the AI economy, enabling autonomous, instant, and global payments and identity verification for AI agents without human intervention. The platform allows AI agents to pay for services such as LLMs, datasets, APIs, and website access, while providing developers with tools to monetize these services globally. Skyfire offers features like Know Your Agent (KYA) identity verification, agent history tracking, spending controls, and flexible funding options including traditional payment rails and stablecoins. It targets developers and businesses looking to tap into the emerging AI agent market by enabling seamless AI-driven commerce and secure identity verification, positioning itself as a key infrastructure player in the fast-growing AI economy.

Skyfire is a payment network designed specifically for the AI economy, enabling autonomous, instant, and global payments and identity verification for AI agents without human intervention. The platform allows AI agents to pay for services such as LLMs, datasets, APIs, and website access, while providing developers with tools to monetize these services globally. Skyfire offers features like Know Your Agent (KYA) identity verification, agent history tracking, spending controls, and flexible funding options including traditional payment rails and stablecoins. It targets developers and businesses looking to tap into the emerging AI agent market by enabling seamless AI-driven commerce and secure identity verification, positioning itself as a key infrastructure player in the fast-growing AI economy.
Product: Payments and identity platform for autonomous AI agents (KYA, programmable payments, APIs)
Founding year: 2022
Founders: Amir Sarhangi and Craig DeWitt
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Employee count: 26
Total funding (reported): USD 9,000,000
Infrastructure for payments, identity, and monetization in the emerging AI agent economy.
2022
Fintech / AI infrastructure
Crunchbase lists a Seed round on Sep 9, 2024 with a16z crypto as lead; total funding reported as USD 9,000,000.
“Syndicate including a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Gemini, Circle, Draper Associates, Arca, Neuberger Berman (per Crunchbase listings)”