Tether and HIVEN Join AIsa’s $9M Seed Extension to Build Infrastructure for Enterprise AI Agents

The additional funding round pushed AIsa’s total capital raised beyond $9 million, with the new investors joining established backers such as Alibaba, Tribe Capital, Sumitomo Corporation, Draper Associates, and Saison Capital.

Jordan Liu, founder and CEO of San Francisco-based AIsa, explained on Friday that enterprise AI agents require reliable data, effective tools, and a controlled method for transactions. He emphasized that the company's mission is to build infrastructure enabling these agents to locate, access, and pay for resources globally, while enterprises maintain full oversight of permissions, expenditures, and transactions. Liu expressed enthusiasm about Tether and HIVEN joining as strategic partners as AIsa advances the shift from AI assistants to autonomous, production-ready agents.

According to the announcement, the current landscape of disjointed providers, integrations, and billing systems hampers the efficient operation and scalable management of enterprise AI agents in real-world settings.

To tackle this challenge, AIsa is integrating resource discovery, access, and payment processes into a unified, governed network with pay-per-use functionality called the Trusted Resource and Transaction Network for enterprise AI agents. This infrastructure connects corporate agents to external sources such as data, AI search, models, APIs, software tools, and industry-specific services, blending controlled access with usage tracking, billing, and settlements.

On July 31, Cointelegraph reported that Tether—the issuer of a major stablecoin—continued to generate multibillion-dollar quarterly revenue, supported by earnings from its U.S. Treasury portfolio.

For the second quarter, Tether posted a net operating profit of $1.5 billion, primarily driven by interest income from U.S. Treasury holdings and repurchase agreements, short-term loans secured by government securities.

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