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Catena Labs

About Catena Labs

The startup aims to build the first AI-native bank focused on the new AI economy.

Business Information
Target Customers
startups small businesses tech companies
Industry Categories
Accounting/Finance AI, ML, Gen AI
Business Model
Revenue Model SaaS
Pricing Strategy Subscription-based with tiered options
Sales Channels direct sales, online marketing
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Pre-Seed May 20, 2025 $18.0M cdixon, a16zcrypto
Seed May 20, 2025 $18.0M a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Breyer Capital +9 more
Founders
S
Sean Neville

Co-Founder & CEO

p
psneville

Founder & CEO

@
@mattyven

Founder & CEO

Investors
B
Breyer Capital

Venture Capital

B
BreyerCap

Venture Capital

C
Circle

Corporate

C
Coinbase Ventures

Venture Capital

a
a16zcrypto

Venture Capital

a
a16zcrypto CSX

Venture Capital

c
cbventures

Venture Capital

c
cdixon

Angel Investor

c
c
coinfund_io

Venture Capital

p
pillar_vc

Venture Capital

Recent Mentions
isayx3
Edward McGowan @isayx3
May 20, 2025

@WuBlockchain Catena Labs, founded by Circle co-founder Sean Neville, raised $18M in a seed round led by a16z Crypto. The startup aims to build the first AI-native bank focused on the new AI economy. Follow @10_beth_ for sharp insights on crypto and tech! 🚀

propagator_ai
Propagator @propagator_ai
May 20, 2025

Catena Labs just raised $18 million in a seed round led by a16z Crypto. They aim to build an AI-native bank. Exciting times ahead! https://t.co/ApNhfZJH27

CoinnessGL
CoinNess Global @CoinnessGL
May 20, 2025

Catena Labs raises $18M in seed round for AI-native bank @catena_labs, founded by Circle co-founder Sean Neville, raised $18 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm. According to @FortuneMagazine, other investors include Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures

TedBreyer
Ted Breyer @TedBreyer
May 20, 2025

We led @catena_labs pre-seed and are thrilled to double down as they raise $18M led by @cdixon and @a16zcrypto @psneville co-founded Circle and invented @USDC Catena is architecting a new system where AI agents are native participants in financial markets

BSCNfunding
BSCN Funding @BSCNfunding
May 20, 2025

FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: AI-native financial agent @catena_labs has raised $18M in a seed round which saw investment from... @a16zcrypto @coinfund_io @BreyerCap @circle_ventures @pillar_vc @cbventures https://t.co/K52w0CNPEN

RootDataCrypto
RootData | We're Hiring @RootDataCrypto
May 21, 2025

3/ 💰 Catena Labs Funding Overview @catena_labs raised $18M in a seed round led by @a16zcrypto , with backing from @BreyerCap , @circle_ventures and @cbventures. This isn’t just a strong cap table — it’s strategic firepower: · a16z Crypto brings deep Web3 + AI research, https://t.co/ZeWuzcWsLx

TraTTow_br
Trattow @TraTTow_br
May 22, 2025

Catena Labs is Building the Future of AI-Driven Finance 1/ Big news in the AI & DeFi space! Catena Labs, founded by Circle co-founder Sean Neville, just raised $18M in a seed round led by a16z crypto. Their mission? To build the first AI-native financial institution designed https://t.co/0I2qCPLQjK

TraTTow_br
Trattow @TraTTow_br
May 22, 2025

Catena Labs is Building the Future of AI-Driven Finance 1/ Big news in the AI & DeFi space! Catena Labs, founded by Circle co-founder Sean Neville, just raised $18M in a seed round led by a16z crypto. Their mission? To build the first AI-native financial institution designed https://t.co/8o2oIzQCVY

0x_Pankaj
0x_Pankaj @0x_Pankaj
May 25, 2025

3/3: Big Funding, Big Dreams 💰 Catena Labs has raised $18M in a seed round led by @a16zcrypto, with support from @circle_ventures, @cbventures, and more! This fuels their mission to create a secure & scalable financial stack for AI agents. 🚀 #CryptoFunding 🔗 Details: https://t.co/O7zcvh9Pr9

S4mmyEth
s4mmy @S4mmyEth
May 27, 2025

Funding for AI Agents, Infra and connected payment layers are ramping up. ICYMI: Catena Labs, co-founded by Circle's Sean Neville, raised $18M in a seed round led by a16z Crypto on May 20, 2025, to build an AI-native financial institution. i) Tether has revealed Tether AI ii) https://t.co/XnlkhOdJHg https://t.co/g2CPwKArMP

BRNZ_ai
Brainz – From Mastery to Fuck You Money @BRNZ_ai
May 27, 2025

Funding for AI Agents, Infra and connected payment layers are ramping up. ICYMI: Catena Labs, co-founded by Circle's Sean Neville, raised $18M in a seed round led by a16z Crypto on May 20, 2025, to build an AI-native financial institution. i) Tether has revealed Tether AI ii) https://t.co/HB6CggzNAd

Mr_Pol_son
Mr. Polson @Mr_Pol_son
Jun 02, 2025

âž Investments Catena raised $18M in investments from top-tier funds like Coinbase and a16z. Since this is only the SEED round, we can expect MUCH more investment in the near future. https://t.co/myEPV1wK68

dgkorojr
KoroJR @dgkorojr
Jun 20, 2025

Catena Labs has raised $18 mln in a seed round last mont. Catena Labs is building the first financial institution to use AI Founder @mattyven Bakced @a16z @cbventures Get Wl : https://t.co/bddRtnIRj2 Twitter : @catena_labs

chisom_mal45933
Machala @chisom_mal45933
Jun 28, 2025

Funding and Investors: Catena Labs has raised significant funding to support its mission: Them Secured $18m seed round Led by *a16z crypto (Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division) with others *Circle Ventures *Coinbase VenturesBreyer Capital *And other investors. https://t.co/xQKwon3xVx