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Runlayer

Backed byKhosla Ventures
Total raised$11.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace9 roles / 90d
Founded2025
Team size11-50
HQNew York, NY
IndustriesSaaS

About Runlayer

The company builds an infrastructure layer that makes Model Context Protocol (MCP) enterprise-ready by providing a security and management platform that sits between AI agents and company systems and data. By addressing key enterprise challenges with MCP—including security, usability, and governance issues—the company enables organizations to safely deploy and manage AI agents at scale. The platform serves as a critical intermediary, ensuring that AI systems can access necessary resources while maintaining control, compliance, and protection over sensitive business information.

Open positions · 9

Company at a glance

Location
New York, NY
Websiterunlayer.com
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Founders & Leadership

AB

Andrew Berman

CEO of Runlayer, ex-Director of AI at Zapier, Founded Nanit

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GM

Ghazi Masood

Chief Revenue Officer at Replit | Go to Market Advisor | Ex CRO @ Retool, Ex SVP/GM @ Auth0

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MP

Marcin Jan Puhacz

Founding Engineer @ Runlayer

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RW

Rafal Wilinski

Founding Engineer @ Runlayer, ex-Agents @ Zapier

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VB

Vitor Balocco

Founder @ Runlayer, AI Engineering

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Investors

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering39%
  • Sales & Business Development22%
  • Leadership13%
  • Specialized13%
  • Product & Design4%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.The Wharton School
  2. 2.Poznan University of Technology
  3. 3.Harvard University
  4. 4.University of Virginia
  5. 5.The London School of Economics and Political Science

Team Worked At

  • Zapier
  • CyberArk
  • Databricks
  • MongoDB
  • Recorded Future

Team Composition

16 people
  • Engineering2 senior7
  • Arts and Design1
  • Consulting1
  • Entrepreneurship1 senior1
  • Information Technology1
  • Leadership1 senior1
  • Marketing1
  • Operations1

Funding History

SeedNov 2025

$11M

raised

AI agent security startup Runlayer raised an $11 million seed round from Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois and Felicis.

Khosla VenturesFelicis Ventures

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