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Fetch.AI
Decentralized AI platform for autonomous economic agents
About Fetch.AI
Fetch.AI, established in 2017 and headquartered in Cambridge, UK, is a technology company operating at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence. The company was founded by a team with deep expertise in machine learning and technology commercialization: Humayun Sheikh, Toby Simpson, and Thomas Hain. Sheikh, the CEO, was an early investor in the AI company DeepMind, bringing a track record of identifying and nurturing nascent AI technologies. Simpson, the COO, has a background in developing AI and artificial life systems for the video game industry. CSO Thomas Hain is a professor with extensive experience in machine learning and speech technology, providing a strong academic foundation to the company's endeavors. The company launched its mainnet in January 2020 after a successful Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) on Binance in 2019 that raised $6 million.
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The core of Fetch.AI's business is a decentralized, open-source platform that enables the creation, deployment, and monetization of Autonomous Economic Agents (AEAs). These software agents can act on behalf of individuals, organizations, or devices to perform economic activities, such as data exchange and service provision, without direct human intervention. The platform is designed to serve developers and businesses across various sectors, including supply chain management, transportation, smart cities, and decentralized finance (DeFi), by providing tools to automate complex tasks. The business model is centered around its native utility token, FET, which is used for network transactions, staking, paying for agent services, and deploying applications on the platform. Revenue is also generated through licensing fees and providing customized solutions and consulting services to enterprise clients.
Fetch.AI's key offerings are built around its multi-layered technology stack. This includes the Agentverse, a cloud platform for hosting agents, and DeltaV, a chat-based interface that leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to connect users with agent-based services through natural language. This creates a dynamic marketplace where users can find and interact with services for travel, mobility, and other verticals, aiming to reduce reliance on traditional centralized aggregators. The platform operates on its own blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK, which allows for interoperability with other blockchain networks. Fetch.AI has formed strategic partnerships with companies like Bosch and Deutsche Telekom to trial and implement its technology in industrial and smart city contexts.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 85
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 66.7/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Financial Management Solutions
- Sector
- Fintech, Developer Tools, Core AI, Layer1, Crypto and Web 3.0 Infrastructure, Crypto and Web3, MLops
- Technology
- Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Machine Learning
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Jun 2024
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
2 token-sale events are listed separately and excluded from the company funding total.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICOToken sale | Jun 2025 | — | — | Interactive Strength | ↗ |
| LATE VCOther financing | Dec 2024 | $0 | — | Digital Asset Investment Management | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Fetch.AI is 89K monthly website visits, down 19.1% over the last three months. Fetch.AI's team declined 5.6% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Seed2 investors entered at this stage
Outlier Ventures
Blockwall
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
GDA Group
DWF Labs
Bitget
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Digital Asset Investment Management
Other known investors1 additional known investor
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