Meetup: Agentic Commerce 101
What happens when AI agents start spending money?
Agentic commerce is moving from concept to reality. AI agents are booking travel, buying software, and paying for services with their own wallets and their own decision-making.
So what does that mean for merchants, payment infrastructure, and the businesses building around it?
Join Saif Farooqui (Founder, Corgi Labs ), Scott Shi (Co-Founder, Kite AI) and Ujwal (Agentic Commerce, Visa) for a candid conversation on where this space is going, moderated by Alan Zong (Co-founder & Partner, UpScaleX).
What we'll cover
What the agentic commerce landscape actually looks like today
What we're seeing on the ground with real merchants and real agents
How founders and operators should prepare
The trends defining the rest of 2026
Who this is for
Founders, VCs, operators, and anyone curious about agentic commerce. No prior expertise required, just curiosity.
This is also a chance to meet others working on (or thinking about) this space. Come for the talk, stay for the conversation.
Agenda
5:30 PM — Doors open, drinks, food and mingling
6:00 PM — Fireside chat with founders of Corgi and Kite
6:45 PM — Audience Q&A
7:00 PM — Open networking
7:30 PM — Wrap
About Kite:
Kite is the payments layer for the agent economy. They're building the first AI payment blockchain so autonomous AI agents can transact with verifiable identity, programmable spending controls, and instant settlement. Founded by Chi Zhang (ex-Databricks) and Scott Shi (ex-Uber), Kite has raised from PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst, and Coinbase Ventures.
About Corgi Labs:
Corgi Labs is building the intelligence layer for agentic commerce. We give merchants visibility into where agent-driven payments are coming from and turn that data into actionable insights. Founded in 2023 by Saif Farooqui (ex-Stripe data scientist), Corgi is a Y Combinator (W23) company backed by Capital X and Haven Ventures.
About UpScaleX:
UpScaleX is a Palo Alto–based AI-native seed fund and founders’ community focused on digital commerce and agent-driven applications. The firm invests in early-stage companies and works closely with founders as a co-building partner, supporting product development, go-to-market, and strategy from day one. Through a curated network of founders, operators, and investors, UpScaleX helps companies scale faster and navigate growth from seed to beyond.