Nekuda develops payment infrastructure purpose-built for AI agents rather than human checkout flows. Its stack covers agent wallets, a secure SDK for developers, and the mandate and intent layer that records what a user actually authorized an agent to buy, so merchants and card networks can distinguish a legitimate agent-initiated purchase from fraud or an unauthorized bot. The company argues that existing payment rails assume a human at the keyboard, which breaks when an autonomous agent is the one transacting. Nekuda is based in New York.
Funding
Nekuda announced a $5M funding round on 14 May 2025, led by Madrona Ventures with participation from Amex Ventures and Visa Ventures.