World Foundation raised $52.5 million in a Pantera-led funding round to expand its World ID infrastructure as demand grows for human verification in the AI era.

Pantera Capital led the one-year locked token sale, joined by Bain Capital Crypto, as World scales its ID network for AI agents.

The "first close" of the WLD token sale was led by Pantera and included Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini, Susquehanna other investors.