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Key points

• •Sapiom raises $15M to build a financial layer for AI agents to securely purchase and access software, APIs, data, and compute.
• •The startup aims to streamline micro-payments for AI agents interacting with external tools like Twilio, eliminating the need for manual setup.
• •Accel led the seed round, emphasizing Sapiom's focus on enterprise solutions rather than consumer transactions, believing it's crucial for AI agent functionality.
• •Sapiom's infrastructure could simplify the integration of services like SMS into vibe-coded apps, handling payments and authentication in the background.
• •While initially B2B-focused, Sapiom's technology could eventually enable personal AI agents to handle consumer transactions, such as ordering an Uber or shopping on Amazon.