Donut Labs Just Scored $7M to Reboot the Browser — Now With Crypto, AI & Vibes
Say bye to your boring old browser. 👋 NYC-based Donut Labs just raised $7 million to build the world’s first AI-powered “agentic” crypto browser — and it’s not playing around.
“We’re reconstructing the front end of the internet,” said founder Chris Zhu. “Think Chrome meets GPT, but with built-in crypto powers.”
💸 Who Threw the Bag?
The pre-seed round was led by HSG, Bitkraft, and HackVC, with angels from the Solana ecosystem, Matrix Partners, Sky9 Ventures, and Makers Fund jumping in too.
They’re all betting big on Donut, a crypto-native browser with:
- ⚙️ Built-in wallet
- 🔁 DEX integration
- 🌐 On-chain access
- 🤖 AI agents that can execute blockchain ops like a boss
🧠 What Makes Donut Special?
Unlike Chrome or Brave, Donut isn’t just “web3-compatible.” It’s built for AI agents from the ground up.
- 🧠 AI reads the page, gets your intent, and can make moves (swap tokens, sign contracts, even stake your bags)
- 🛡️ AI safety checks every action with a “plain English” translation of scary calldata
- 🔐 Secure isolated signing + risk scoring = safer DeFi moves
Basically, Donut can sign, trade, bet, yield farm, and more — on autopilot (with your permission, obvs).
🧩 The Bigger Picture
“Traditional browsers haven’t evolved in 30+ years,” Zhu said. “We’re rebuilding it for a hyper-financial, AI-native internet.”
The goal? A browser where you and your AI assistant co-pilot everything from swapping $SOL to farming that next $DOGE2x rug… responsibly.
⚠️ TL;DR — Donut’s Got That Glaze:
🌐 It could replace Chrome for the Web3 crowd
🍩 Donut Labs raised $7M to build an AI-powered crypto browser
🔗 It includes a wallet, DEX, and AI agent that executes blockchain actions
🛡️ Transactions get risk-screened and explained like you’re 5
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