LayerX joins Akamai

Or Eshed and David Vaisbrud started LayerX with a clear view of where enterprise work was heading: the browser. No longer just a window to the internet, it was becoming the de facto workspace.

That shift has only accelerated. We now spend much of our work day in the browser, accessing apps, collaborating with generative AI tools, experimenting with agentic workflows, and moving sensitive data through interfaces not designed for this level of complexity.

This has created a new category of risk and an equally urgent need for a new category of control.

From day one, LayerX set out to meet this moment. Or, David, and the team understood the concept of last mile AI security and they built a platform that works across any browser and any device, without forcing behavior change on end users to address just that. In doing so, they gave security leaders something fundamentally new: real-time visibility into how users interact with web content, SaaS apps, and increasingly, AI systems.

That vision resonated with customers and with us. Today, it is clear the broader market sees it too.

LayerX to join Akamai

Akamai announced its intent to acquire LayerX, bringing browser-native security into its Zero Trust portfolio at a moment when AI usage control has become one of the most urgent priorities for enterprises.

It’s a natural fit. LayerX delivers visibility and control without disrupting the user experience, while Akamai brings global scale and a deep investment in Zero Trust that spans network access, application security, and infrastructure protection. Together, they are positioned to secure AI usage across the full stack, from the user to the application to the underlying environment.

We believed from the beginning that securing the browser would have ripple effects across the broader security landscape. As AI drives more work into browser-based workflows, that thesis is playing out faster than expected.

We are incredibly proud to have partnered with Or, David, and the entire LayerX team on this journey. They have built something category-defining in a remarkably short period of time. And now they join DTC’s Cybersecurity Hall of Fame alongside Zscaler, Cylance, Adallom, Guardicore, Netskope and so many others.

We are excited to see their vision scale even further as part of Akamai.

Onward!

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Yair Snir led DTC's Series A investment in LayerX in April 2025.