Warden Completes $4 Million Strategic Funding Round, Focusing on Agent Internet Infrastructure
- Core Viewpoint: Agent infrastructure protocol Warden has completed a $4 million strategic funding round. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the capital comes from strategic partners who are already building products using its protocol. This reflects its core philosophy of building a sustainable, synergy-driven agent ecosystem, rather than pursuing growth driven solely by capital.
- Key Elements:
- The funding round size is $4 million, with a post-money valuation reaching $200 million. The funds will be used to accelerate product development and expand agent application capabilities in scenarios such as transactions and automation.
- The investors are all strategic partners, including 0G, Messari, Venice.AI, etc. They are building products based on the Warden protocol, forming a deep collaborative relationship.
- The platform has already demonstrated product-market fit, supporting approximately 20 million users, with 250,000 daily active users, executing over 60 million agent tasks, with cumulative transaction volume exceeding $100 million and annualized revenue around $2.5 million.
- The company emphasizes that this funding round does not signify a shift towards a traditional venture capital model. The future focus will remain on product quality, an open ecosystem, and building community-driven agent infrastructure.
- Partner 0G pointed out that Warden is building the missing consumption and distribution layer for the agent economy. Their collaboration aims to jointly lay the foundation for the core crypto agent economy.
Warden, an infrastructure and application-layer protocol for AI agents, announced today the completion of a $4 million strategic funding round, with a post-money valuation of $200 million.
Unlike traditional venture capital-led funding rounds, Warden's latest raise was limited to a select group of strategic partners who are actively building products on or alongside the protocol. These partners include 0G, Messari, Venice.AI, as well as core infrastructure providers and ecosystem contributors. This round reflects Warden's longstanding stance: sustainable networks are built through deep collaboration with operators and users, not merely through capital-driven growth.
"For us, this round is about who the investors are," said Josh Goodbody, CEO of Warden. "We didn't raise for the sake of raising. These are individuals and teams we are already working with — they understand the problems we are solving and believe in the long-term path we are taking."
The funds will be used to accelerate product development and support Warden's continued expansion of its agent capabilities across scenarios such as trading, automation, and programmable wealth management.
"Warden has been a heavy user of our Messari AI Toolkit since its launch and has recently started using our Signals product. We are excited to continue supporting the team as they develop new features and scale alongside their rapidly growing user base," said Diran Li, CTO of Messari.
Warden has demonstrated early but clear signs of product-market fit. The platform currently supports approximately 20 million users, with 250,000 daily active users. It has executed over 60 million agent tasks, with a cumulative transaction volume exceeding $100 million across products. Annualized revenue is currently around $2.5 million.
"As an early adopter of Venice.AI, we are thrilled to support them," said Erik Vorhees, CEO of Venice.AI. "Warden's growth is a strong testament to them launching the right product at the right time."
Warden reiterated that this funding round does not signify a shift towards an early-stage, VC-led funding model. The company remains focused on long-term product quality, open ecosystem participation, and building the infrastructure that allows developers and users to securely and efficiently deploy agents in Web3 — a process that remains entirely community-driven.
"Warden is building the missing consumption and distribution layer for the agent economy," said Michael Heinrich, CEO of 0G. "By building on 0G, Warden gains a scalable orchestration and data layer purpose-built for agents, while 0G gains a flagship wallet and hub that brings hundreds of thousands of users directly into the ecosystem. Together, we are laying the foundation for the core agent economy in crypto."
