Akamai Technologies has struck a definitive agreement to acquire LayerX, a Tel Aviv-based provider of browser-native AI usage control and secure enterprise browser technology, for approximately $205m.
The deal brings Akamai direct control over how enterprise employees interact with AI tools at the browser level — arguably the most significant security blind spot companies face as generative AI adoption accelerates. The transaction covers all outstanding equity in LayerX and is subject to standard closing conditions, with completion expected in the third quarter of 2026. Financially, the acquisition is projected to dilute Akamai’s non-GAAP earnings per share by roughly $0.12 for the 2026 fiscal year. LayerX’s annual recurring revenue is forecast to reach approximately $10m by year end.
What distinguishes LayerX’s approach is its compatibility with mainstream browsers. Where traditional enterprise browser products require organisations to migrate to dedicated, proprietary tools — creating friction and disruption — LayerX operates as a layer on top of the browsers employees already use. This extends to next-generation agentic browsers such as Atlas and Comet. Security teams gain real-time insight into how staff engage with web content, AI prompts, file uploads and SaaS applications, without requiring infrastructure changes.
LayerX’s capabilities slot into Akamai’s existing Zero Trust portfolio, which already encompasses Zero Trust Network Access, runtime protection for AI applications, and workload-level segmentation of AI inference. Together, the combined offering is positioned to deliver security controls spanning the user, the application layer, and underlying infrastructure. The acquisition is Akamai’s fourth cybersecurity purchase from the Tel Aviv ecosystem over the past five years, further consolidating its cybersecurity innovation presence in Israel. Following the deal’s close, all LayerX staff — including co-founders Or Eshed and David Vaisbrud — will move into Akamai’s Zero Trust organisation.
LayerX was founded to address a growing gap in enterprise security: the inability of existing tools to monitor or govern the way employees feed sensitive data into large language models and other AI platforms. Its browser-based approach provides visibility into AI interactions and SaaS usage without requiring new infrastructure or altering employee workflows, making it an increasingly relevant solution as AI penetration in the workplace deepens.
Akamai executive vice president and general manager, security technology group, Mani Sundaram said, “Our customers are adopting AI at record speed, and they’re telling us the same thing: Their existing controls cannot see how employees are interacting with AI tools and sharing with large language models. The acquisition of LayerX helps close that gap, providing Akamai with a control layer that governs AI at the point of use so enterprises can move at AI speed without compromising safety and compliance.”
LayerX CEO and co-founder Or Eshed said, “Securing human and agentic AI usage has become one of the defining challenges in enterprise security. We’re giving enterprises the foundation to deploy AI safely at a global scale by bringing LayerX’s technology together with Akamai’s Zero Trust portfolio and the world’s most distributed edge platform. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to accelerate our security vision through this deal.”
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