AEON has successfully raised $8 million in a Pre-Seed funding round led by YZi Labs, with contributions from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, and Oak Grove Ventures. The funds will be directed towards developing a settlement layer tailored for AI agent interactions. In May, AEON introduced its first AI payment product, which reportedly connects with over 50 million offline merchants globally. The company has also partnered with BNB Chain to launch the x402 Facilitator, a tool designed to enable verifiable transactions, on-chain settlement, and tamper-proof receipts.