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Orthogonal
Orthogonal is a San Francisco startup building the discovery, orchestration, and payment layer for AI agents. Through a single SDK, REST API, MCP server, or CLI, agents can find, call, and pay per-use for 35+ third-party APIs - from data enrichment to search and scraping - with no subscriptions, no key management, and no sales calls. Founded in 2025 by Christian Pickett and Bera Sogut, the company raised a $4.3M seed round led by Pantera Capital and is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.
Ansa
Ansa is a San Francisco fintech that builds API-first, white-labeled stored-value wallet infrastructure for merchants. It lets brands launch their own branded digital wallet - the Starbucks-app model - where customers pre-load funds and pay in-app, online, or in-store. By batching many small purchases into one funded balance, Ansa cuts card processing fees on low-ticket transactions while adding incentives, loyalty, and analytics on top. Founded in 2022 by Adyen and Affirm alumni Sophia Goldberg and JT Cho, Ansa raised a $14M Series A in April 2024 (about 95% of it from female investors), bringing total funding to roughly $19.4M.