Naïve (Naïve Inc.) is a US AI-infrastructure startup founded in 2025 by Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax. Its unified API and serverless runtime let AI agents provision and run businesses, from company incorporation, payments and phone numbers to compute, memory and multi-agent orchestration.
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2025Founded
AI InfrastructureSector
Aug 2026Latest coverage
Funding
Naïve has raised $29M across 1 disclosed round.
$29MRaised
$29MLatest round
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Aug 2026Round$29MNexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures
Investor roster
Every disclosed backer and how often they've written a cheque — repeat names are the strongest conviction signal on the cap table.
New · Latest leadNexus Venture Partners1 round · 2026
Liquid 2 Ventures1 round · 2026
Y Combinator1 round · 2026
Zetta Venture Partners1 round · 2026
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Naïve founded by Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax, UC Berkeley dropouts who previously built and sold computer-vision startup ezML, and joined Y Combinator. ↗
Jan 2026 · milestone
Raised seed capital ahead of its Series A; total funding before the Series A was roughly $3.5 million (implied from the ~$32M cumulative total). ↗
Aug 2026 · funding
Round — $29M, led by Nexus Venture Partners.
Aug 2026 · milestone
Raised $28.5M Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners to build infrastructure for autonomous companies; reported 30,000+ developer signups. ↗
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Naïve (Naïve Inc.) is a US AI-infrastructure startup founded in 2025 by Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax. Its unified API and serverless runtime let AI agents provision and run businesses, from company incorporation, payments and phone numbers to compute, memory and multi-agent orchestration.
Who founded Naïve?
Naïve is associated with Sean Dorje, Dennis Zax.
How much funding has Naïve raised?
Naïve has raised $29M across 1 disclosed round. The most recent was a $29M round in Aug 2026.
Who are Naïve's investors?
Disclosed investors in Naïve include Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures.
What is the latest news on Naïve?
The most recent StartupFox coverage is “Naïve Raises $28.5 Million in Series A Round Led by Nexus Venture Partners to Power Autonomous Companies” (8 August 2026). All stories are listed on this page.
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