Circle联合创始人Sean Neville推出了Catena Labs，筹集了1800万美元来建造一家AI本地银行

5月20日，Circle联合创始人肖恩·内维尔（Sean Neville）宣布，他的创业公司Catena Labs筹集了1800万美元的种子资金回合

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的联合创始人Sean Neville宣布，他的创业公司Catena Labs已获得1800万美元的种子资金。这项最初由财富报告的投资由安德烈·霍洛维茨（Andreessen Horowitz）的加密货币部门领导。 Breyer Capital，Circle Ventures，Coinbase Ventures和NFL明星Tom Brady提供了其他贡献。资金协议包括股权和代币认股权证，即公司未来的加密货币。

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.

内维尔（Neville）也在Circle的董事会中任职，他于2020年初在该公司任职。从那以后，他一直与Cofounder Matt Venables一起在Catena Labs上工作，这是Circle的高级工程主管。

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于2021年开始研究的新技术，例如AI和分散的身份。在2023年，该团队完全致力于建立针对AI驱动的融资优化的基础设施。

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.

该初创公司代表了该愿景（一个为未来，AI代理人处理越来越多的金融交易份额的未来而设计的愿景。根据内维尔（Neville）的说法，Catena Labs正在开发软件，以将AI与财务系统集成，重点关注付款自动化和数字身份协议。

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

尽管该公司尚未披露完整的产品路线图，但它已为AI驱动的付款和身份验证建立了开源协议。

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

内维尔告诉《财富》：“您应该能够与您想要成为的任何地方会见您的财务顾问和银行家。”

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

内维尔（Neville）澄清说，尽管该系统可能会在相关的地方使用区块链和稳定菌，但它不会从根本上定义它们。

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.

该初创公司目前与九人组成的团队，处于开发的早期阶段，没有宣布的产品发布时间表或令牌发布时间表。内维尔拒绝分享公司的估值。

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收购Circle的谣言，该公司共同创立了USDC，并与Circle的运营密切相关。尽管IPO计划，据报道，Circle仍在进行非正式的销售会谈，并寻求50亿美元的估值。