[AI Agent Payment Layer Orthogonal Secures $4.3 Million Seed Round Funding, Led by Pantera Capital] According to Golden Finance, AI Agent infrastructure provider Orthogonal has announced the completion of a $4.3 million seed round funding, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Decasonic, Blast, Outbound, Surreal, and others. Orthogonal positions itself as the 'discovery, orchestration, and payment layer of the internet,' aiming to provide AI Agents with service discovery, task orchestration, and instant payment capabilities. It seeks to address current issues where agents rely on fixed toolchains, face capability limitations, and are prone to failure when executing complex tasks. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development of its core platform, expand its engineering and marketing teams, and scale the developer and agent ecosystem.