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AI trading agent startup Catalyst raises $30M seed led by Sequoia

  • —Catalyst raised $30 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital
  • —Investors include Jump Trading, Peak XV, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase and Premji Invest
  • —The startup was founded in 2025 by Justin Zheng and Dylan Iskandar
  • —Its AI agent handles asset selection, cost optimization and trade execution after user approval
Why it matters: A large venture round with Coinbase and Jump Trading backing signals growing bets on AI agents in digital-asset trading.
Source: PANews
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