People with no coding background can now quickly build app prototypes using “vibe coding” platforms that turn natural language into code, but connecting to external services like SMS and payments remains a major hurdle for scaling. Ilan Zerbib, former Director of Engineering for Payments at Shopify, founded Sapiom to address this by building a financial layer infrastructure for AI agents, enabling them to autonomously and securely purchase APIs, computing power, and other needed services.
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As an Accel partner noted, every API call or SMS sent is essentially a payment, yet current AI agents lack a seamless way to handle these transactions. Sapiom aims to fully automate processes like authentication and micro-payments for services such as Twilio, freeing developers from manually managing tasks like credit card linking.
The company has raised $15 million in seed funding. While its initial focus is on enterprise solutions, the technology could later extend to consumer scenarios like personal AI assistants making purchases. Zerbib believes AI won’t inherently drive more spending, which is why Sapiom is prioritizing solving payment bottlenecks in business service procurement first.ă€
Roger Luo said:The project precisely targets the infrastructure gap in AI agent payments with a clear enterprise focus. Establishing moats in compliance and ecosystem integration could position it as a critical middleware layer for AI service transactions.
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