Building the Payment Rails for the Agentic Economy
Denara.ai was founded on a simple observation: AI agents will need to spend money in the real world, and today's payment infrastructure was not designed for them.
Our Mission
We are building the definitive payment infrastructure for AI agents — enabling any autonomous system to transact safely, compliantly, and instantly across the global card network. We believe the agentic economy will be the largest economic shift since the internet, and payments are the critical missing layer.
Our Vision
A world where billions of AI agents autonomously participate in commerce — purchasing cloud resources, booking travel, procuring supplies, and managing budgets — all secured by cryptographic controls and settled on stablecoin rails. We are making that world possible, starting from Hong Kong and Singapore.
The Team
World-class operators from payments, AI, and fintech — united by the conviction that agents need their own payment stack.
Alex Chen
CEO & Co-Founder
Former Head of Digital Assets at a top-tier investment bank. 12+ years in fintech and payments infrastructure across APAC. Led the launch of multiple card programs processing $2B+ annually.
Priya Sharma
CTO & Co-Founder
Ex-principal engineer at a leading card issuer-processor. Deep expertise in real-time authorization systems, Rust, and cryptographic protocols. Built systems handling 100K+ TPS.
Marcus Liu
Head of Marketing
Previously led growth at two Y Combinator fintech startups. Specialist in developer marketing and B2B go-to-market strategy for infrastructure products.
Sarah Tanaka
Head of Business Development
10+ years in enterprise partnerships across payments and AI. Previously at Visa Asia Pacific and a leading AI platform company. Deep network across APAC financial institutions.