Zypher Network Secures $7 Million to Boost AI Trust Infrastructure

Zypher Network, a decentralized trust infrastructure provider for autonomous AI agents, has successfully closed a $7 million funding round. This investment will be used to accelerate the development of its zero-knowledge (ZK) protocol stack and AI-specific rollup infrastructure. The funding round was co-led by UOB Venture and Signum Capital, with additional participation from HashKey Capital, Hong Leong Group, Cogitent Ventures, Catcher VC, Hydrogenesis Labs, DWF Venture, and other strategic investors.

As large language model (LLM)-based autonomous agents gain traction through platforms such as Nvidia Eureka and OpenAI Operator, the market for agent-driven ecosystems is projected to reach $250–350 billion by 2035. This growth has the potential to transform the broader $10 trillion “as-a-service” sector. The increasing adoption of these agents has highlighted the need for standardized, verifiable mechanisms to ensure trust, reliability, and accountability in AI agent behavior, similar to the historical rise of SSL as a foundational security layer for the internet.

Zypher Network addresses this need through its open-source, zero-knowledge protocol suite, designed to certify agent integrity, transparency, and data privacy. Its flagship product, Proof of Prompt, is a zkTLS-inspired protocol that enables public verification of system prompts without revealing sensitive inputs or outputs. This solution is delivered via a RESTful API, making it accessible to developers and enterprises integrating agent-based automation across various domains such as legal operations, customer support, robotics, and financial services. For end-users, Zypher also offers an AI security browser, enabling real-time detection of potentially malicious agentic behavior.

The API layer is powered by Zytron, Zypher’s dedicated AI rollup infrastructure. The first production instance of Zytron operates as a Layer 2 on BNB Chain, compatible with RISC-V architecture. Zytron also supports Proof Mining, a decentralized prover system based on Proof of Verifiable Work, facilitating scalable, distributed ZK proof computation and verification.

Signum Capital’s Managing Partner, YY, expressed enthusiasm about Zypher’s “proof of prompts” distributed solution and the committed team behind it. YY foresees Zytron as an important building block to embed trust in AI applications.

The newly raised capital will be allocated toward team expansion, infrastructure scaling, and the launch of incentive-driven initiatives aimed at broadening Zypher’s developer and user ecosystem. To date, Zypher has engaged over one million on-chain participants through its community campaigns and ecosystem programs. Its trust layer is integrated with a wide array of leading protocols, enhancing interoperability and improving the developer experience.

In the coming months, Zypher will roll out a large-scale Social & Proof Mining campaign designed to incentivize decentralized agent verification, with early participation from key agent partners across its network. Giv, CEO of Zypher, stated that their trust layer protocol is redefining what’s possible in agent verification. With this funding, Zypher is accelerating the rollout of scalable ZK infrastructure that ensures trust without sacrificing privacy. Giv is proud to be building this with their incredible ecosystem partners, each playing a critical role in shaping a more transparent, verifiable future for AI.

Zypher Network is a decentralized trust platform enabling verifiable autonomy for AI agents through zero-knowledge protocols and its purpose-built rollup infrastructure, Zytron. With operations in Silicon Valley, Zypher empowers developers and enterprises to build secure, scalable AI systems for both Web3-native and real-world applications.