Circle聯合創始人Sean Neville推出了Catena Labs，籌集了1800萬美元來建造一家AI本地銀行

5月20日，Circle聯合創始人肖恩·內維爾（Sean Neville）宣布，他的創業公司Catena Labs籌集了1800萬美元的種子資金回合

Sean Neville, a co-founder of Circle, has announced that his startup Catena Labs has secured $18 million in seed funding. The investment, originally reported by Fortune, was led by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto division. Additional contributions came from Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and NFL star Tom Brady. The funding deal includes both equity and token warrants—rights to a future crypto from the company.

Circle的聯合創始人Sean Neville宣布，他的創業公司Catena Labs已獲得1800萬美元的種子資金。這項最初由財富報告的投資由安德烈·霍洛維茨（Andreessen Horowitz）的加密貨幣部門領導。 Breyer Capital，Circle Ventures，Coinbase Ventures和NFL明星Tom Brady提供了其他貢獻。資金協議包括股權和代幣認股權證，即公司未來的加密貨幣。

Neville, who also serves on Circle's board, left his operational role at the firm in early 2020. Since then, he has been working on Catena Labs in stealth mode with cofounder Matt Venables, formerly a senior engineering executive at Circle.

內維爾（Neville）也在Circle的董事會中任職，他於2020年初在該公司任職。從那以後，他一直與Cofounder Matt Venables一起在Catena Labs上工作，這是Circle的高級工程主管。

Catena Labs arose from a venture studio that Neville and Venables started in 2021 to research new technologies like AI and decentralized identity. For 2023, the team fully dedicated itself to building infrastructure optimized for AI-driven finance.

Catena Labs源自Neville和Venables於2021年開始研究的新技術，例如AI和分散的身份。在2023年，該團隊完全致力於建立針對AI驅動的融資優化的基礎設施。

This startup represents that vision—an “AI-native bank” designed for a future where AI agents handle an increasing share of financial transactions. According to Neville, Catena Labs is developing software to integrate AI with financial systems, focusing on payment automation and digital identity protocols.

該初創公司代表了該願景（一個為未來，AI代理人處理越來越多的金融交易份額的未來而設計的願景。根據內維爾（Neville）的說法，Catena Labs正在開發軟件，以將AI與財務系統集成，重點關注付款自動化和數字身份協議。

While the company hasn't disclosed a complete product roadmap, it has built an open-source protocol for AI-powered payments and identity verification.

儘管該公司尚未披露完整的產品路線圖，但它已為AI驅動的付款和身份驗證建立了開源協議。

"You should be able to meet your financial advisor and your banker everywhere you want to be," Neville told Fortune.

內維爾告訴《財富》：“您應該能夠與您想要成為的任何地方會見您的財務顧問和銀行家。”

Neville clarified that while the system might utilize blockchain and stablecoins where relevant, it won't be fundamentally defined by them.

內維爾（Neville）澄清說，儘管該系統可能會在相關的地方使用區塊鍊和穩定菌，但它不會從根本上定義它們。

The startup, currently with a team of nine, is in the early stages of development, with no announced timeline for product release or token launch. Neville declined to share the company's valuation.

該初創公司目前與九人組成的團隊，處於開發的早期階段，沒有宣布的產品發佈時間表或令牌發佈時間表。內維爾拒絕分享公司的估值。

The formation of Catena Labs comes amid rumors of Circle being acquired by Coinbase, which co-founded USDC and remains closely linked to Circle's operations. Despite IPO plans, Circle has reportedly engaged in informal sale talks and is seeking a $5 billion valuation.

Catena Labs的形成是由Coinbase收購Circle的謠言，該公司共同創立了USDC，並與Circle的運營密切相關。儘管IPO計劃，據報導，Circle仍在進行非正式的銷售會談，並尋求50億美元的估值。