Phia’s $35 Million Series A Signals How AI Agents Reshape Fintech

As AI shopping agents influence intent before checkout, Phia’s $35 million Series A signals how fintech may be reshaped in an agentic commerce era.

Phoebe Gates gets $35 million for Phia, that had made father Bill Gates say: I have entered the …

Phoebe Gates' shopping startup, Phia, has secured $35 million in funding. The app and browser extension helps shoppers find ...
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Phia Raises $35M Series A to Build the AI Alignment Layer for Commerce

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phia, the shopping agent launched by co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni in April 2025, announced its $35 million Series A at a $185 million ...

How Phoebe Gates And Sophia Kianni Raised $35 Million In Hopes Of Building An AI Shopping Unicorn

Fashion teach is going through an AI revolution. Plus, Under 30 AI Startup Synthesia Hits $4 Billion Valuation.
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Phoebe Gates and her Phia cofounder raised $8 million at 23 years old, and it taught them 3 big lessons

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni launched the Phia app in April. The cofounders raised $8 million in a seed round that included VCs and backers like Kris Jenner. They told Business Insider 3 lessons ...
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Phia Raises $8 Million Seed Round Led by Kleiner Perkins To Build the AI Agent for Shopping

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phia, the AI-powered shopping agent founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, today announced its $8 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins, with ...
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Exclusive: Phia, founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, raises $8 million seed round, led by Kleiner Perkins

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni turned their Stanford dorm room into a startup lab. It’s a time-honored tradition at Stanford, a rite of passage many tech bigwigs have undertaken. Gates and Kianni ...