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Previously known as Zettablock, Kite introduces a novel architecture designed specifically for the agentic web, drawing on years of expertise in distributed infrastructure systems. Any PayPal or Shopify retailer may now opt in via the Kite Agent App Store and make themselves discoverable by AI shopping agents. Agent Passport, a verifiable identity with functional safeguards, and the Agent App Store, where agents may find and purchase services including APIs, data, and commerce tools, are the two main parts of Kite AIR. Today, Kite, a firm building the agentic web’s fundamental trust infrastructure, revealed that it had secured $18 million in Series A investment, increasing its total cumulative funding to $33 million. General Catalyst and PayPal Ventures led the round. Samsung Next, SBI US Gateway Fund, Vertex Ventures, Hashed, HashKey Capital, Dispersion Capital, Alumni Ventures, Avalanche Foundation, GSR Markets, LayerZero, Animoca Brands, Essence VC, Alchemy, and 8VC are among the other investors in the firm. Previously known as Zettablock, Kite introduces a novel architecture designed specifically for the agentic web, drawing on years of expertise in distributed infrastructure systems. Large-scale, real-time data infrastructures supporting decentralized networks including Chainlink, EigenLayer, Sui, and Polygon were previously built by the team. Kite is designed to cater to a new kind of user—agents—by building directly on that base. A groundbreaking technology that allows autonomous agents to authenticate, transact, and function autonomously in real-world settings, Kite Agent Identity Resolution, or “Kite AIR,” was recently introduced by the business. The system uses a blockchain designed for autonomous agents to provide programmable identification, native stablecoin payment, and policy enforcement. Agent Passport, a verifiable identity with functional safeguards, and the Agent App Store, where agents may find and purchase services including APIs, data, and commerce tools, are the two main parts of Kite AIR. Thanks to open interfaces with well-known e-commerce platforms like PayPal and…

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