Atlanta, GA - Sep 16, 2025 (UTC) - Airia, the enterprise AI security and orchestration platform that enables organizations to safely deploy and scale AI, announced $100 million in funding including $50 million invested to date and a further $50 million commitment. The funding comes from co-founder John Marshall, who previously co-founded AirWatch (acquired by VMware for $1.54 billion) and served as Co-Chairman of OneTrust until 2023.
“We started Airia to give enterprises a safer and simpler path to AI adoption, one that combines orchestration, governance, and security from the start,” Marshall explained. “I believe so strongly in this mission that I’m backing it personally with $100 million of my own capital.”
Airia has built a next-generation security platform for agentic artificial intelligence systems, addressing how to mitigate vulnerabilities in AI models and agents while maintaining control over them at large scale without sacrificing innovation. The company’s model-agnostic security framework gives enterprises complete visibility into and full authority over AI agents, including those created by themselves and third-party offerings.
The startup’s platform ensures AI agents maintain compliance and respect data privacy through guardrails, role-based permissions and AI firewalls. Features include data encryption tools, safeguards that enforce data access permissions, and detailed audit logs that allow enterprises to monitor the actions and activities of AI agents.
The company has appointed a new CEO, Kevin Kiley, who replaces Marshall and had been serving as the startup’s president. Kiley will oversee the company’s expansion into new industries and global markets, while Marshall assumes the role of chairman and helps shape strategic vision.
“Airia was built for this moment, and with its startup agility and a proven team seasoned in guiding global enterprises through previous technological shifts, we’re helping organizations deploy AI securely today while building the governance and orchestration layer the industry will rely on for the next decade,” Kiley said.
Despite only being founded last year, Airia has scaled rapidly and counts more than 300 enterprise customers globally. The company has expanded its geographic footprint with more than 150 employees based at offices in Singapore, London, Dubai, Melbourne, Sofia and Bangalore.
According to Gartner, by 2028, at least 15% of day-to-day work-related decisions will be made autonomously by AI agents. International Data Corp. analyst Kathy Lange said if agentic AI systems are going to be trusted to deliver sustainable business value, enterprises must have a way to ensure that each one is secure, governed and adaptable.
Airia will use the funding to invest in platform innovation and further enhance AI security, citing the urgent need for robust platforms that can keep AI systems in check.
About Airia
Airia is the enterprise AI security and orchestration platform that enables organizations to deploy AI quickly, safely, and at scale. Built for even the most complex and regulated environments, Airia reduces vulnerabilities in agentic ecosystems and streamlines workflows across agents, models, and an organization’s applications and data sources. The platform removes the complexity and anxiety that often accompany AI adoption, allowing enterprises to operationalize AI with trust, control, and measurable impact. Founded in 2024, hundreds of organizations around the world are transforming the way they work with Airia.
