The settlement layer for the agentic economy said the financing also drew support from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, Draper Dragon, SevenX Ventures, and Alchemy Ventures.
AEON said it closed an $8 million pre-seed funding round led by YZi Labs, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, Draper Dragon, SevenX Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, and additional backers. The company describes itself as a settlement layer, which in blockchain refers to infrastructure that finalizes and records transactions, for the agentic economy, a term commonly used for systems built around autonomous software agents. The raise signals early investor interest in blockchain infrastructure designed to support automated digital transactions and coordination between software-driven participants.