Airia, the enterprise AI security and orchestration platform, has raised $100m to accelerate the safe and scalable adoption of AI across global enterprises.
The company, which emerged from stealth just a year ago, has quickly grown to serve more than 300 enterprise customers worldwide.
The funding comes entirely from co-founder John Marshall, who previously co-founded AirWatch, later acquired by VMware for $1.54bn, and also served as co-chairman of OneTrust until 2023. Marshall is personally committing $100m to back Airia’s mission, with $50m already invested and a further $50m pledged.
Airia provides enterprises with a secure way to deploy and manage AI through orchestration, governance and security capabilities. Its platform offers visibility across homegrown and external AI agents, integrating flexible models while ensuring compliance and data privacy through enterprise-grade safeguards such as role-based permissions and AI firewalls.
The new capital will be directed towards advancing Airia’s innovation in AI security and scaling its orchestration capabilities. The firm has already built a strong patent portfolio, with dozens of filings pending, and plans to invest aggressively in its infrastructure to help enterprises avoid the risks that often derail AI adoption.
In just 12 months, the company has expanded to 150 employees spread across five continents, with offices in Atlanta, Singapore, London, Dubai, Melbourne, Sophia and Bangalore. Alongside its enterprise customers, Airia has also attracted thousands of organisations to its free starter tier, positioning itself as an entry point for firms beginning their AI journey.
Airia chairman John Marshall said, “Enterprises are racing to adopt AI, but many are running into the same obstacles: security risks, fragmented deployments, and unclear ROI. We started Airia to give enterprises a safer and simpler path to AI adoption, one that combines orchestration, governance, and security from the start. I believe so strongly in this mission that I’m backing it personally with $100 million of my own capital.”
Airia CEO Kevin Kiley said, “Airia was built for this moment. With 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.”
The company’s offering comes at a critical time, with Gartner predicting that by 2028 at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI, but that over 40% of projects will be cancelled by 2027 due to cost pressures, weak ROI or inadequate risk controls. Airia aims to counter these challenges by delivering security, adaptability and operational transparency.
IDC’s research director for AI and automation Kathy Lange said, “For AI to deliver sustainable business value, enterprises must ensure every deployment is secure, governed, and adaptable. Airia’s platform delivers on these needs by providing flexible model integration, built-in security safeguards, and operational transparency across the AI lifecycle, enabling organizations to scale AI with confidence and control.”
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