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Kite

About Kite

Kite is an innovative startup at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, focusing on creating secure and efficient solutions for various industries.

Business Information
Target Customers
enterprise small and medium businesses financial institutions
Industry Categories
Blockchain/Web3 AI, ML, Gen AI
Business Model
Revenue Model SaaS
Pricing Strategy Tiered subscription based on usage
Sales Channels direct sales, partnerships with technology providers, online marketing
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Series A Sep 02, 2025 $18.0M PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst, 8vc +4 more
Series A Apr 01, 2023 Undisclosed PayPal Ventures
Founders
C
Chi Zhang

Founder & CEO

Investors
8
8vc

Venture Capital

@
@generalcatalyst

Venture Capital

G
General Catalyst

Venture Capital

P
PayPal Ventures

Corporate Venture Capital

S
Samsung

Corporate Venture Capital

S
Samsung Next

Corporate Venture Capital

a
alumniventures

Venture Capital

Recent Mentions
CryptosGist
Akinyele Oluwale 🟧⬛ @CryptosGist
Sep 03, 2025

Kite has secured $18 million in a Series A funding round, spearheaded by Paypal Ventures and General Catalyst, which elevates its total funding to $33 million, as announced by the San Francisco-based startup.

samboboev
Sam Boboev @samboboev
Sep 04, 2025

🚨 CAPITAL: PayPal Ventures leads $18m series A in web platform Kite Kite, a company developing infrastructure for autonomous agents on the web, has raised US$18 million in a series A round led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst. This brings Kite’s total funding to US$33 https://t.co/38BkMPr4hE

AriaWeb_3
AriaVerse | 𝔽rAI @AriaWeb_3
Sep 04, 2025

$18 Million is being invested in AI blockchain startup Kite by PayPal and General Catalyst. Startup Focus: → Building a blockchain infrastructure to enable communication between AI applications. Recent Fundraise: →$18M Series A led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst; https://t.co/dkGQLUQaNL

bpaynews
Bpay News @bpaynews
Sep 02, 2025

#BREAKING Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Startup Kite Completes $18 Million Series A Funding Round, Lead by PayPal and General Catalyst #Bitcoin $BTC

GoKiteAI
KITE AI @GoKiteAI
Sep 02, 2025

Kite is proud to have @GeneralCatalyst as a long-term partner — after leading our seed round, they’re doubling down by co-leading our Series A. Huge thanks to the entire GC team and @MarcBhargava for their ongoing belief and guidance as we build the new agentic internet. Here’s https://t.co/sH148bK5iK

imastephen_
Stephen A @imastephen_
Sep 02, 2025

In early Q2 of this year I joined Kite to build out DeFi for the foundational infra of the agentic internet. Its a huge blessing to be a part of this team so relentlessly focused on shipping and today we're announcing our Series A round. Led by @PayPal Ventures and https://t.co/37tyIeSFVi

raisingfi
Raising.fi @raisingfi
Sep 02, 2025

New Raise 🏛️ Company: Kite 🔗 Website: https://t.co/lXzolavZq3 📊 Amount: $18 Million 🔄 Round: Series A 🧮 Valuation: N/A ⚙️ Industry: AI

TradedVC
Traded: Venture Capital @TradedVC
Sep 02, 2025

Kite, formerly known as Zettablock, has raised $18 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from 8VC, Samsung Next, and Alumni Ventures, bringing its total funding to $33 million. Cofounded and led by CEO Chi Zhang, the AI b... https://t.co/2um2cWfGIQ

0xkiyu
KII @0xkiyu
Sep 03, 2025

$KITE just locked $18M Series A led by @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst . Total raise now $33M. They’re pushing identity, governance, and stablecoin rails for the agentic internet. Backers list reads like a who’s who of TradFi + crypto. Signal, not promise. abstract mesh https://t.co/fe9xGTcyn1

HashNews01
HashNews👩🏻‍🌾 @HashNews01
Sep 02, 2025

Kite Completes $18 Million Funding Round, Led by PayPal and General Catalyst According to HashNews, AI blockchain startup Kite announced the completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from 8VC and Samsung