Naïve raises $28.5M Series A to build infrastructure for AI agents to run businesses autonomously

Palo Alto-based AI startup Naïve has raised $28.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $32 million. Founded by 20-year-old Berkeley dropouts Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax, Naïve provides a unified API and serverless infrastructure that allows AI agents to autonomously set up and run businesses. The company has attracted over 30,000 developer customers and scaled its annual run-rate revenue tenfold to the low double-digit millions.

Naïve Series A funding round

• ▪The Series A funding round for Naïve included participation from Y Combinator, Zetta, Liquid 2, and several angel investors, bringing the startup's total capital raised to approximately $32 million.
• ▪Palo Alto-based AI lab Naïve raised $28.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners.

Unified API for business automation

• ▪Naïve's API allows developers to use prompts with third-party agentic tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex to provision the infrastructure needed to establish a business.
• ▪Naïve's platform requires human users to remain involved to complete necessary KYC and KYB verification processes and make required payments.
• ▪Naïve offers a single API that packages business setup processes, including LLC formation, payments, email accounts, phone numbers, and cloud infrastructure.

AI agent infrastructure capabilities

• ▪Naïve has built a governance layer that allows users to set budgets, restrict agent capabilities, and require human approval for sensitive actions.
• ▪Naïve's infrastructure projects include a model router to send queries to the most cost-effective model and a memory system to store and reuse business context.
• ▪Naïve is developing a serverless runtime that runs AI agents within lightweight JavaScript V8 isolates to eliminate idle compute costs.

Developer traction metrics

• ▪Naïve has signed up over 30,000 developer customers within months of its platform launch.
• ▪Customers are using Naïve's infrastructure to run autonomous businesses, including AI automation agencies, faceless TikTok and YouTube channels, and a rental car agency.

Revenue growth trajectory

• ▪Naïve has scaled its annual run-rate revenue tenfold over the past six months to the low double-digit millions.
• ▪Naïve currently operates with 10 full-time employees and plans to use its Series A proceeds to hire researchers and develop its infrastructure projects.

Founder background

• ▪Founders Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax have been building together since age 14 and previously sold their startup, ezML, as teenagers before joining Y Combinator.
• ▪Naïve was founded by Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax, who are 20-year-old University of California, Berkeley dropouts.

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