Runlayer, a United States-based provider of an enterprise MCP control plane, has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Felicis and Khosla Ventures. The platform connects AI agents to enterprise tools while enforcing security, identity, and observability policies. The capital will accelerate product development and enterprise go-to-market efforts.
MCP Adoption Outpaces Security Controls
The timing aligns with rapid MCP uptake across large organizations. Obot raised $35M Seed in September 2025, Composio closed $25M Series A in August 2025, and TrueFoundry secured $19M Series A in January 2026. Runlayer differentiates by combining enablement, runtime threat detection, and agent IAM in one model-neutral layer.
Shadow AI Discovery Drives CISO Purchases
Enterprises report that employees are provisioning MCP servers and agents without IT oversight. Only 29% of organizations have comprehensive security controls despite agent fleets roughly doubling since late 2025. Runlayer Watch surfaces these unmanaged connections, creating an immediate sales trigger for CISOs who need audit trails and policy enforcement before approving broader AI rollout.
Platform Bundles Enablement With Governance
Runlayer offers 18,000 pre-built MCP connectors, an on-demand agent builder, catalog with approval workflows, and real-time Guard scanning for prompt injection and sensitive data leakage. It integrates with existing IdP systems via SSO, SCIM, and OAuth while supporting both cloud and self-hosted deployments. The approach contrasts with narrower competitors that focus on gateways or security alone.
"We built Runlayer so you can say yes to AI without giving up visibility or control." — Andrew Berman, CEO
Felicis and Khosla Signal Infrastructure Thesis
Felicis and Khosla Ventures co-led both the $11 million seed in November 2025 and the recent Series A, bringing total funding to $42 million. Their track records in developer infrastructure and platform companies indicate conviction that MCP governance represents foundational enterprise software rather than a point solution.
AI Agent Market Expands Rapidly
The AI agents market is projected at $10.9 billion in 2026 and is expected to reach $182.9 billion by 2033 per Grand View Research. The agentic AI security segment alone stands at $1.65 billion in 2026 and is forecast to grow to $13.52 billion by 2032 according to MarketsandMarkets. Structural demand stems from boards pushing AI adoption while security teams lack tooling for agent-scale permissions and observability.
Ex-Zapier Founders Bring Protocol Experience
CEO Andrew Berman, co-founder Tal Peretz, and Vitor Balocco previously built and launched Zapier MCP, the company's fastest-growing product. The team also includes advisor David Soria Parra, co-creator of MCP at Anthropic. This background gives Runlayer direct insight into where the protocol breaks at enterprise scale and how to ship production-grade controls quickly.