Paid has officially launched with a bold mission: building the financial infrastructure needed to help AI agents transact and get paid. Backed by a €10 million (about $10.8 million) raise, the startup is now scaling its platform to serve the growing wave of AI agent builders.
Unlike traditional SaaS billing tools, Paid’s solution is purpose-built for AI agents — making it easier for developers to monetize the next generation of autonomous digital workers. In a blog post on Tuesday (March 25), the company explained how its platform simplifies pricing, subscriptions, margins, and renewals — all with just a few lines of code.
What sets Paid apart is its flexibility. The platform allows builders to adopt new pricing models optimized for AI agents. Instead of charging based on usage inputs like API calls or data, Paid supports outcome-based billing, hybrid subscriptions, and performance-based pricing. Developers can even charge per agent — a structure better suited to how AI agents operate.
To help users fine-tune their pricing strategies, Paid also offers a built-in estimator. This tool calculates spending on tokens and compute power for each AI agent, enabling builders to experiment with different package options and set competitive prices confidently.
On the customer side, Paid provides a sleek client portal that handles all invoicing automatically. More importantly, it generates return on investment (ROI) insights, showing exactly how much value AI agents deliver — a key metric for client retention and growth.
Right out of the gate, several AI agent builders are already leveraging Paid’s infrastructure. As demand surges, the company is rapidly expanding its platform and team to onboard more developers. Paid is currently accepting waitlist signups for its open beta program.
“The playbook for running an agentic company doesn’t exist yet. We’re writing it together,” the team wrote in its launch announcement, emphasizing their commitment to shaping this emerging market.
Indeed, AI agents are poised to reshape the workforce. By handling complex tasks — from writing and analyzing to designing and digital creation — these agents enable small teams to accomplish what once required an entire department. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, David Johnston, adviser at investment firm DLTx, summed it up: “Having expert-level AI available to anyone is going to accelerate all types of work.”
Paid isn’t alone in this space. In January, another startup, Nevermined, secured $4 million to fast-track adoption of its AI-to-AI protocol. Their infrastructure allows AI agents to discover, negotiate, and transact with one another in real time — solving the unique payment challenges of AI commerce.
As the race to build scalable financial infrastructure for AI agents heats up, Paid’s fresh funding positions it to lead this critical sector — unlocking new business models for the AI-driven future.
