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GoKiteAI

About GoKiteAI

Building the foundational infrastructure for the agentic internet.

Business Information
Target Customers
enterprise startups developers
Industry Categories
Cloud & Infrastructure AI, ML, Gen AI Deep Tech
Business Model
Revenue Model SaaS
Pricing Strategy Subscription-based with tiered options
Sales Channels direct sales, online marketing, partnerships
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Series A Sep 02, 2025 $33.0M PayPal VCs, General Catalyst, PayPal Ventures +1 more
Series A Sep 02, 2025 $18.0M PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst, @generalcatalyst +26 more
Founders
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Scott Shics

Founder & CEO

C
Chi Zhang

Founder & CEO

Investors
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8VC129

Venture Capital

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8vc

Venture Capital

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@generalcatalyst

Venture Capital

A
A
AnimocaBrands

Corporate Venture Capital

A
Avalanche Foundation

Non-Profit Organization

A
AvalancheFDN

Venture Capital

D
DispersionVC

Venture Capital

G
GSR_io

Venture Capital

G
General Catalyst

Venture Capital

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Hashed

Venture Capital

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Hashed_official

Venture Capital

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Hashkey Capital

Venture Capital

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L
LayerZero

Venture Capital

L
LayerZero_Fndn

Venture Capital

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PayPal VCs

Corporate Venture Capital

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PayPal Ventures

Corporate Venture Capital

P
PayPal167 Ventures

Corporate Venture Capital

S
SBI Investment

Venture Capital

S
SBI US Gateway Fund

Venture Capital

S
Samsung Next

Corporate Venture Capital

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SamsungNEXT

Corporate Venture Capital

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SamsungNext130

Corporate Venture Capital

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alumniventures

Venture Capital

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generalcatalyst215

Venture Capital

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vertexventures

Venture Capital

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vertexventures75

Venture Capital

Recent Mentions
velaa_nova
Velaa ๐Ÿงฉ $BARD @velaa_nova
Sep 03, 2025

The future of the agentic internet is here, led by @GoKiteAI๐Ÿช๐Ÿค– Been following the project closely and yesterday, they've just announced an $18M Series A, bringing their total funding to $33M. The round was led by giants @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst, as well as @8vc, https://t.co/FSapv8bMdo

velaa_nova
Velaa ๐Ÿงฉ $BARD @velaa_nova
Sep 03, 2025

The future of the agentic internet is here, led by @GoKiteAI๐Ÿช๐Ÿค– Been following the project closely and yesterday, they've just announced an $18M Series A, bringing their total funding to $33M. The round was led by giants @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst, as well as @8vc, https://t.co/FSapv8bMdo

0xjoshuaa
joshua @0xjoshuaa
Sep 03, 2025

Go Kite AI announces our $18M Series A fundraise, led by @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst, bringing our total funding to $33 million. This investment fuels our mission to build the foundational infrastructure for the agentic internet, providing verifiable identity and https://t.co/UY28QVyxEk https://t.co/6KjMabzTHE

Cindyshi0907
YJ Sze๐Ÿช @Cindyshi0907
Sep 03, 2025

Yesterday, we announced @GoKiteAI has raised an $18 million Series A funding round, bringing our total funding to $33 million. This milestone is a powerful validation of our mission and provides the fuel to accelerate our work on the future of the internet: the agentic web. My https://t.co/vxUwiYd78R

Cindyshi0907
YJ Sze๐Ÿช @Cindyshi0907
Sep 03, 2025

Yesterday, we announced @GoKiteAI has raised an $18 million Series A funding round, bringing our total funding to $33 million. This milestone is a powerful validation of our mission and provides the fuel to accelerate our work on the future of the internet: the agentic web. My https://t.co/vxUwiYd78R

Cindyshi0907
YJ Sze๐Ÿช @Cindyshi0907
Sep 03, 2025

Yesterday, we announced @GoKiteAI has raised an $18 million Series A funding round, bringing our total funding to $33 million. This milestone is a powerful validation of our mission and provides the fuel to accelerate our work on the future of the internet: the agentic web. My https://t.co/vxUwiYd78R

0xkahlly
0Xkahlly(ร˜,G)๐ŸŒ @0xkahlly
Sep 03, 2025

Congratulations to @GoKiteAI on their new $18M Series A fundraise led by @PayPal167 Ventures and @generalcatalyst215 bringing total cumulative funding to $33 million. Other investors includes @8VC129 , @SamsungNext130 , SBI US Gateway Fund, @vertexventures75 , https://t.co/QaE2phbnHv

ethanthatknight
ETKviral @ethanthatknight
Sep 03, 2025

If you have been waiting for a trigger to hop into @GoKiteAI, this might be the best time. @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst led $18m Series A fundraise bringing their total cumulative funding to $33 million. Now is the time to support the building of foundational https://t.co/h87cUSwTcy

Cindyshi0907
YJ Sze๐Ÿช @Cindyshi0907
Sep 03, 2025

Yesterday, we announced @GoKiteAI has raised an $18 million Series A funding round, bringing our total funding to $33 million. This milestone is a powerful validation of our mission and provides the fuel to accelerate our work on the future of the internet: the agentic web. My https://t.co/vxUwiYd78R

borsch737
Borsch | Morph @borsch737
Sep 03, 2025

$33M Raised to Build the Agentic Internet @GoKiteAI has just announced a big milestone. They raised 18 million dollars in their Series A round led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst. In total they now have 33 million dollars in funding. This funding will help them build https://t.co/wPPIMcSwWP https://t.co/fOZZT6Sxjj

Samilu1710119
Illusion.ETH @Samilu1710119
Sep 03, 2025

update #KiteAI Weโ€™re thrilled to announce our $18M Series A fundraise led by PayPal Ventures and generalcatalyst, bringing total cumulative funding to $33 million https://t.co/1RiMfnS5G5

Jiiraa_Ji
Jira (๐ŸŒธ, ๐ŸŒฟ) @Jiiraa_Ji
Sep 03, 2025

.@GoKiteAI Fundraise เนƒเธ™เธฃเธญเธš Series A เน„เธ”เน‰เน€เธžเธดเนˆเธก $18M เธ—เธณเนƒเธซเน‰เธ•เธญเธ™เธ™เธตเน‰ Total Funding เน€เธ›เน‡เธ™ $33M เธ„เนˆเธฐ Led by PayPal Ventures, SBI, General Catalyst, GSR etc. เธ•เธญเธ™เธ™เธตเน‰เธกเธต Testnet เธชเธณเธซเธฃเธฑเธšเน€เธเน‡เธšเนเธ•เน‰เธกเนƒเธซเน‰เน€เธ‚เน‰เธฒเธฃเนˆเธงเธก เธ‚เธญเธญเธ™เธธเธเธฒเธ•เธเธฒเธ Ref. เธ”เน‰เธงเธขเธ™เธฐเธ„เธฐ โž  https://t.co/BPwTu7QB3y - Log in เธ”เน‰เธงเธข EVM wallet, เน€เธŠเธทเนˆเธญเธก https://t.co/1LNFtLpNXr

PharsaLOL
Pharsa @PharsaLOL
Sep 03, 2025

Kite is an EVM compatible Layer 1 blockchain @GoKiteAI raises $18 million in Series A round led by PayPal Ventures and generalcatalyst Received a total investment of $33 M Join the testnet without wasting any time๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/AlcZWrbtBQ https://t.co/k7ZBUYytAA

pkcons9
pkcons9 ฯ€ยฒ @pkcons9
Sep 03, 2025

๐ŸŒŒ Launch into the KiteAI Layer 1 Airdrop! ๐ŸŒŒ KiteAI just secured a massive $18M Series A round, led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, bringing their total funding to an impressive $33M! With powerhouse backers like Avalanche, LayerZero, and Alchemy, this is your chance to https://t.co/WpQBudgmxS

chartedgrowth1
Charted Growth @chartedgrowth1
Sep 03, 2025

4. @GoKiteAI has raised $18 million in a Series A round. The platform is building a blockchain for AI agents, enabling secure communication & interaction, and solving trust issues by creating a decentralized database where agents can verify each other. Investors: Led by PayPal https://t.co/PuhIBmH7dt

brilliantmoonBM
Brilliant Moon @brilliantmoonBM
Sep 04, 2025

@GoKiteAI has raised $18M in the Series A round from @vertexventures @hashed_official @alumniventures @DispersionVC @HashKey_Capital @LayerZero_Fndn @generalcatalyst @8vc Kite AI is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain designed to empower a decentralized AI https://t.co/PJMo4PTXUB

PsyChlorophyll
PsyChlorophyll @PsyChlorophyll
Sep 04, 2025

๐Ÿš€ Exciting news! @GoKiteAI Testnet V2 is now LIVE โ€” and itโ€™s completely free to join! They just raised $18M in a Series A round led by General Catalyst and PayPal Ventures, bringing their total funding to $33M! ๐ŸŒŸ Hereโ€™s your quick guide to get started๐Ÿ‘‡: 1๏ธโƒฃ Go to: https://t.co/aWaboOZhb4 https://t.co/QhF46VWBBk

PsyChlorophyll
PsyChlorophyll @PsyChlorophyll
Sep 04, 2025

๐Ÿš€ Exciting news! @GoKiteAI Testnet V2 is now LIVE โ€” and itโ€™s completely free to join! They just raised $18M in a Series A round led by General Catalyst and PayPal Ventures, bringing their total funding to $33M! ๐ŸŒŸ Hereโ€™s your quick guide to get started๐Ÿ‘‡: 1๏ธโƒฃ Go to: https://t.co/LOhDMKFXYl https://t.co/QhF46VWBBk

skagns
skagns (๊งIP๊ง‚) @skagns
Sep 04, 2025

#KiteAI, an #AI-based #Web3 infrastructure #startup, has raised $18 million in a Series A round. This round was co-led by #PayPal Ventures and #GeneralCatalyst, bringing the total investment to $33 million. The investment round was participated by global VCs and industry https://t.co/hrXuRr7KEY

Ibeh74
Gideon Ibeh @Ibeh74
Sep 04, 2025

โœ… THE NEXT BIG GEM: @GoKiteAI I started interacting early and shared a guide on the 8th of February, and it takes 5 minutes a day to stay positioned. Pay attention, testnet guide in second slide Recently, KiteAI announced an $18M Series A fundraise led by @PayPal Ventures and https://t.co/w9QvAl7l3i https://t.co/yCo2jJzxmE

XihauXihau3
evalyn (โœงแด—โœง) @XihauXihau3
Sep 04, 2025

@GoKiteAI just closed our $18M Series A led by @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst, bringing our total funding to $33M! This round accelerates our mission to build the foundational infrastructure for the agentic internet โ€“ including unified identity, governance, and secure https://t.co/1TxtYDwLN7

Cindyshi0907
YJ Sze๐Ÿช @Cindyshi0907
Sep 03, 2025

Yesterday, we announced @GoKiteAI has raised an $18 million Series A funding round, bringing our total funding to $33 million. This milestone is a powerful validation of our mission and provides the fuel to accelerate our work on the future of the internet: the agentic web. My https://t.co/vxUwiYd78R

airdroppedlink
Airdropped.link ๐Ÿช‚ @airdroppedlink
Sep 03, 2025

Airdrop series: @GoKiteAI -The Base Layer for the Agentic Internet ๐Ÿ€ Information: #KiteAI has raised $18M Series A fundraise led by @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst and the total raised fund is $33M Detail guidlines ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/gwOF9JPzXr

ChetaOfAllTrade
Cheta Of All Trade (ร˜,G) ๐Ÿงฉ $BARD @ChetaOfAllTrade
Sep 04, 2025

GoKiteAI is back with another news, they can't stop accelerating SBI US Gateway where those who funded the Series A round of $18M to KiteAI They are a long-term partner behind major digital asset innovations, including XRP and Bitcoin, and are pioneering new financial https://t.co/3KHhodKDn2

yanaaa496
Yana (ร˜,G) | ๐”ฝrAI โŒ˜๐Ÿ› ๏ธ @yanaaa496
Sep 02, 2025

Really excited to share that @GoKiteAI has raised $18M in Series A, led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, bringing their total to $33M What makes this round so important is the mission behind it - building the foundational infrastructure for the agentic internet. That https://t.co/3GcjJfrFJC

FarydaIdris
FarydaEdrees @FarydaIdris
Sep 02, 2025

This is huge โ€“ congrats to the entire @GoKiteAI AI team @ChiZhangData @scottshics on closing such a strong $18M Series A, bringing total funding to $33M! What excites me most isnโ€™t just the raise itself, but the conviction behind it. Seeing names like PayPal Ventures, General https://t.co/0JCg79dnb6

Temi_2512
Temi ๐Ÿ,(ร˜,G), ๐ŸŠ,๐Ÿ’Š @Temi_2512
Sep 02, 2025

Great news, frens @GoKiteAI is thrilled to announce its $18M Series A fundraise led by @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst, bringing total cumulative funding to $33 million. If youโ€™ve been keeping up with my guides on Gokite, big kudos. keep interacting! If not, check out my https://t.co/0i4GfWvDua https://t.co/thPKETX32p

Crypto_Dealflow
Crypto Fundraising #StandWithUkraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @Crypto_Dealflow
Sep 02, 2025

The purposed-built Layer 1 for AI to Avalanche @GoKiteAI raised $18M in a Series A funding round led by @PayPal, @generalcatalyst, with participation from @8vc, @SamsungNext, @VertexVentures, @hashed_official, @HashKey_Capital, @DispersionVC, @alumniventures, @AvalancheFDN, https://t.co/6lod7Mbaw4

pnxgrp
PHOENIX - Crypto News & Analytics @pnxgrp
Sep 02, 2025

๐Ÿ’ฐ @GoKiteAI raises $18M in a Series A funding round #KiteAI secures $18M in a Series A funding round co-led by @PayPal Ventures and @GeneralCatalyst, with participation from @8VC, @SamsungNext, SBI US Gateway Fund, @vertexventures, @hashed_official, @HashKey_Capital, https://t.co/oTftZ9r9j3

Edems007
Ebass โ›บ ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ,๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธฯ€ยฒ ๐”ฝrAI @Edems007
Sep 02, 2025

1/ @GoKiteAI Weโ€™re thrilled to announce our $18M Series A fundraise led by @PayPal Ventures and @generalcatalyst , bringing total cumulative funding to $33 million. This funding fuels our mission to build the foundational infrastructure for the agentic internet โ€“ providing https://t.co/pNVJzDAYYh

Sister_Eth1
@Sister.Eth @Sister_Eth1
Sep 02, 2025

@GoKiteAI announce $18M Series A fundraise led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst , bringing total cumulative funding to $33 million. It's Layer 1 so Token is necessary 100% Free If you haven't join their testnet then join now ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/QeqNuyrxV0 Claim daily https://t.co/LlXYF6kBER

0xleegenz
le.hl @0xleegenz
Sep 02, 2025

Alpha alert AI NFT @GoKiteAI just announced a new Series A fundraising round led by PayPal VCs bringing the total investment to $33M. Tbh not many projects in Web3 can get backing from PayPal, so this is huge news. They also had a NFT project that skyrocketed to 0.22 ETH with a https://t.co/C3EEIBrDxV

Sister_Eth1
@Sister.Eth @Sister_Eth1
Sep 02, 2025

@GoKiteAI Big Move, $18M Raised with @PayPal โ€™s Support Whatโ€™s happening? #gokiteai previously known as $Kite, has just raised $18 million in a Series A funding round co led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $33 million. Other notable https://t.co/2MepmTCkhs

webtranq
webtranq @webtranq
Sep 02, 2025

Great news! @GoKiteAI closed a Series A investment round worth $18 million. Total Raised: $ 18M Huge amounts of money are being poured into AI-related projects by major players. @HashKey_Capital @animocabrands @GSR_io Just a reminder that a few weeks earlier, @irys_xyz https://t.co/tw8Ho1wY1E https://t.co/zxnxcCCJCl

cryptogics
Cryptogics @cryptogics
Sep 02, 2025

๐Ÿ’ฐ @GoKiteAI raises $18M in a Series A funding round co-led by @PayPal Venture and @generalcatalyst, with participation from @SamsungNext, @8vc, SBI Investment, @vertexventures, @hashed_official, @GSR_io, @DispersionVC and others. #KiteAI is designed as a foundational #Layer1 https://t.co/YYCg2aSnit

mfers99124611
Jason Anomage .ink | @mfers99124611
Sep 02, 2025

โœ…@GoKiteAI has announced that it has raised an $18M Series A fundraise and that its total cumulative funding has reached $33 million. ๐Ÿ‘Big step for @GoKiteAI https://t.co/RHaG0PtwmJ https://t.co/Xdw7JPFn9D

jambujambu99p2
mananasku | (โœธ,โœธ) Morph ฯ€ยฒ (โœงแด—โœง) @jambujambu99p2
Sep 02, 2025

https://t.co/CaUGQGnMIw Big news in the AI world! @GoKiteAI has secured a total of $33 million in funding, with their latest Series A round bringing in $18 million What's all the buzz about? @GoKiteAI is building the trust infrastructure for the upcoming agentic web. https://t.co/PuSAUL039d

0xOziii
Ozi @0xOziii
Sep 02, 2025

@GoKiteAI @stacy_muur @PayPal @generalcatalyst Absolutely buzzing for the crypto space with this massive $18M Series A fundraise! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ธ

Leonis237
Leonis @Leonis237
Sep 02, 2025

@GoKiteAI just closed an $18M Series A, bringing total funding to $33M Led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, joined by 8VC, Samsung Next, and Alumni Ventures. This isnโ€™t just a funding round. Itโ€™s a clear signal that: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Kite is shaping the default stablecoin payment https://t.co/QMthxy3kRe

truongivie
truongivie.eth (โœงแด—โœง) โ›บ @truongivie
Sep 05, 2025

@EdgenTech @GoKiteAI recently closed its Series A funding round, securing $18 million, bringing its total funding to $33 million. The round was led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from notable investors including 8VC, Samsung Next, Alumni Ventures, SBI

iotex_daily
IoTeX_Daily @iotex_daily
Sep 05, 2025

@iotex_io @GoKiteAI @PayPal @generalcatalyst Partnership that scales ๐Ÿš€ Congratulations @GoKiteAI on their successful $18M Series A funding round, led by PayPal Ventures and General Catalyst.

musthodlzuck
0xZaki @musthodlzuck
Sep 05, 2025

I never thought that since I started grinding @GoKiteAI last February, everything has changed 180ยฐ. Now, the Series A fundraising round, led by General Catalyst, Paypal Ventures, and Hashkey Capital, has increased by $18M to a total of $33M. Luckily, I've been playing this for https://t.co/RtZ9gOekoJ

Qadir69420
sukuna @Qadir69420
Sep 06, 2025

3 days ago, (@GoKiteAI) announced their series A fundraise led by Paypal and GeneralCatalyst, bringing their new valuation figure to $33 Million. There is a 10k XP reward task in their server. First go to their Discord: https://t.co/StEvLFvwRh You are gonna be quoting the https://t.co/7qjb56qO3x https://t.co/k5Fh3f0ykj

TaiTC8x
๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Š๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’ | ๐”ฝrAI | ฯ€๐ŸŒ @TaiTC8x
Sep 06, 2025

As we know, KiteAI has raised a total of $33 million in funding, with the Series A round of $18 million led by PayPal Ventures. Additionally, other investors including 8VC, Samsung Next, SBI US Gateway Fund, Vertex Ventures, Hashed, HashKey Capital, Avalanche Foundation, https://t.co/StSOQDCeLN

satriaadhe7
MarshaL @satriaadhe7
Sep 08, 2025

. @GoKiteAI a decentralized AI infrastructure provider, has raised $18 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures, bringing its total funding to $33 million. Other backers include Samsung Next, 8VC, Animoca Brands, HashKey Capital, Avalanche Foundation, and more. The https://t.co/2JtwmKhiul

satriaadhe7
MarshaL @satriaadhe7
Sep 08, 2025

. @GoKiteAI a decentralized AI infrastructure provider, has raised $18 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures, bringing its total funding to $33 million. Other backers include Samsung Next, 8VC, Animoca Brands, HashKey Capital, Avalanche Foundation, and more. The

sekinaababy
Kina @sekinaababy
Sep 09, 2025

Congrats to @GoKiteAI team on the $18M Series A fundraise! Itโ€™s amazing to see such strong support from top investors as you work on building the next generation of the internet. Excited to see how this vision will make it easier and safer for people and digital agents to https://t.co/cOKCNF4R6I

lawddemis
๐Ÿ DAMIEN.NOYA @lawddemis
Sep 09, 2025

Congratulations to the @GoKiteAI team on the $18M Series A fundraise! https://t.co/m9JdX9R7eS

Sergej549190
HANAMI21 @Sergej549190
Sep 09, 2025

๐Ÿš€ @GoKiteAI has raised $18M in a Series A round, bringing its total funding to $33M! @Kite_Frens_Eco Formerly known as Zettablock, the company is building infrastructure for the โ€œagentic webโ€ โ€” a space where autonomous AI agents can perform microtransactions and interact with https://t.co/XJLhdqKjy1

callme_lanry
๐Ÿ‘‘BIG PASH @callme_lanry
Sep 09, 2025

Congrats to @GoKiteAI team on the $18M Series A fundraise! Itโ€™s amazing to see such strong support from top investors as you work on building the next generation of the internet. Excited to see how this vision will make it easier and safer for people and digital agents to https://t.co/VrX59Iv7o2