AIsa Raises $6.5M: Alibaba Backs AI Agent Payment Network

AIsa has raised $6.5 million in total funding to build transaction infrastructure for AI agents. Alibaba and Tribe Capital co-led the latest seed round. Draper Associates, Sumitomo Corporation, and Saison Capital also participated. AIsa plans to use this capital to expand its engineering team, scale payment infrastructure, and add more models and data providers. The company will also accelerate stablecoin settlement for agents and businesses. Here's the thing: AIsa is creating a transaction layer for software that needs to buy digital resources. Its platform allows AI agents and developers to find, access, and pay for models, APIs, and real-time data through a single interface. Usage is billed by consumption and can be settled with fiat or stablecoins. What's interesting is that founder and CEO Jordan Liu notes AI agents are becoming "economic actors" that research, use tools, and make payments. AIsa is building both the marketplace and the payment rail for these agents. The company has seen significant growth, with registered agent users increasing 150 times between February and June, and API calls rising 200 times. The bottom line: This funding supports infrastructure for AI agents to independently manage and pay for their digital resource needs, which could reshape how businesses operate.