Sapiom Raises $15M To Help AI Agents Buy Their Own Tech Tools
Sapiom raises $15M to build the financial layer letting AI agents autonomously purchase APIs, data, and services without human intervention.
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Sapiom Raises $15M To Help AI Agents Buy Their Own Tech Tools
Sapiom Raises $15M to Power AI Agent Payments What if your AI assistant could independently buy the tools it needs to get work done? San Francisco startup Sapiom just secured $15 million in seed funding to build the financial infrastructure that lets AI agents securely purchase APIs, software services, and data—without human oversight. Founded by ex-Shopify engineering leader Ilan Zerbib, the platform solves a critical bottleneck holding back autonomous AI: the inability to handle micro-payments and authentication when connecting to external services like SMS gateways or payment processors. Credit: Sapiom For months, no-code and "vibe coding" tools have promised that anyone can build custom applications using plain language. Describe what you want, and AI generates working code. But moving from prototype to production reveals a stubborn reality: every external service integration demands manual setup of payment methods, API keys, and security credentials. An AI agent might desi…