# Matt Venables

> Matt Venables is co-founder and CTO of Catena Labs. ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit) on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CTO, Catena Labs.

Matt Venables co-founded Catena Labs with Sean Neville and is its CTO. Catena builds governance and banking infrastructure for AI agents and publishes the Agent Commerce Kit.

## What Matt builds

- [ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ack-pay.md), graded D, 53.8/100, in Pay-per-call protocols. ACK-Pay is the open payment protocol in Agent Commerce Kit from Catena Labs. A server returns a signed Payment Request, the client pays through a Payment Service and retries with a receipt issued as a W3C Verifiable Credential. Co-founder and CTO, Catena Labs, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Sean Neville](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sean-neville/), Co-founder and CEO, Catena Labs

## Backed by

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [Acrew Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/acrew-capital/)
- [Breyer Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/breyer-capital/)
- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)
- [QED Investors](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qed-investors/)
- [Circle](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/circle/)
- [Coinbase](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coinbase/)
- [Stanford University](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stanford-university/)
- [Pillar VC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pillar-vc/)
- [IDG Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/idg-capital/)
- [Oak HC/FT](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oak-hc-ft/)
- [Tom Brady](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tom-brady/)
- [Bradley Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bradley-horowitz/)
- [Hamel Husain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hamel-husain/)
- [Sam Palmisano](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sam-palmisano/)
- [Balaji Srinivasan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/balaji-srinivasan/)

## Questions

### Who is Matt Venables?

Matt Venables co-founded Catena Labs with Sean Neville and is its CTO. Catena builds governance and banking infrastructure for AI agents and publishes the Agent Commerce Kit.

### What does Catena Labs, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit) from Catena Labs, Inc.. ACK-Pay is the open payment protocol in Agent Commerce Kit from Catena Labs. A server returns a signed Payment Request, the client pays through a Payment Service and retries with a receipt issued as a W3C Verifiable Credential.

### Who has invested in Catena Labs, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Andreessen Horowitz, Acrew Capital, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, QED Investors, Circle, Coinbase, Stanford University, Pillar VC, IDG Capital, Oak HC/FT, Tom Brady, Bradley Horowitz, Hamel Husain, Sam Palmisano and Balaji Srinivasan.

### How are Matt's tools graded?

ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit) is graded D, 53.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.agentcommercekit.com/overview/introduction
- https://catena.com/about

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