Alien, a startup focused on trust infrastructure for the AI agent era, has raised $7.1 million in pre-seed funding. The company verifies users through facial recognition without permanently storing biometric data, assigning each person an "Alien ID" and AI agents a corresponding "Agent ID" - anchoring agent reputation to a known human identity rather than waiting for behavioral history to accumulate over time.

The raise reflects a growing industry consensus: as AI agents autonomously browse, purchase, and transact on behalf of users, the internet needs a new layer of accountability to ensure humans remain in control.

Vouched is among the companies tackling this challenge from the enterprise side, helping businesses verify both human and agent identities through our Know Your Agent (KYA) platform - giving organizations the tools to detect, govern, and trust the agents operating within their ecosystems.

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