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  "markdown": "Engineering lead.\n\n## What Ankit builds\n\n- [Skyfire API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyfire.md), graded E, 40.5/100, in Payment \u0026 monetisation platforms. Identity and payments network for agents built on KYAPay tokens, signed JWTs that carry a verified identity (kya), a committed payment (pay), or both (kya-pay). Engineering lead, researched 2026-10-29.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Amir Sarhangi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/amir-sarhangi/), Co-founder and CEO\n- [Craig DeWitt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/craig-dewitt/), Co-founder and product lead\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Neuberger Berman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/neuberger-berman/)\n- [Brevan Howard Digital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brevan-howard-digital/)\n- [Intersection Growth Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/intersection-growth-partners/)\n- [DRW](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/drw/)\n- [Inception Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/inception-capital/)\n- [Arrington Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/arrington-capital/)\n- [RedBeard Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/redbeard-ventures/)\n- [Sfermion](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sfermion/)\n- [Circle](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/circle/)\n- [FBG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fbg/)\n- [Gemini](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gemini/)\n- [Crossbeam Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/crossbeam-venture-partners/)\n- [EveryRealm](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/everyrealm/)\n- [Draper Associates](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/draper-associates/)\n- [Arca](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/arca/)\n- [Ripple Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ripple-ventures/)\n- [Coinbase](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coinbase/)\n- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Ankit Agarwal?\n\nAnkit Agarwal is engineering lead.\n\n### What does Skyfire make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Skyfire API + MCP from Skyfire. Identity and payments network for agents built on KYAPay tokens, signed JWTs that carry a verified identity (kya), a committed payment (pay), or both (kya-pay).\n\n### Who has invested in Skyfire?\n\nThe sources our research read name Neuberger Berman, Brevan Howard Digital, Intersection Growth Partners, DRW, Inception Capital, Arrington Capital, RedBeard Ventures, Sfermion, Circle, FBG, Gemini, Crossbeam Venture Partners, EveryRealm, Draper Associates, Arca, Ripple Ventures, Coinbase and Andreessen Horowitz.\n\n### How are Ankit's tools graded?\n\nSkyfire API + MCP is graded E, 40.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://skyfire.xyz/about/\n- https://x.com/AmirSarhangi\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdewitt/\n- https://x.com/CryptoCwby\n- https://skyfire.xyz/contact/\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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