Outerlimit Raises $16M to Build Zero Trust Security Layer for Autonomous AI Agents
Outerlimit raised $16 million to build a zero-trust authorization layer for autonomous AI agents.
London- and New York-based Outerlimit emerged from stealth on September 22, 2026, with $16 million in pre-seed funding from AlbionVC, Evolution Equity Partners, and Crane Venture Partners. It plans a zero-trust layer that fragments credentials and reconstructs them only after an agent's identity, policy, and execution context are verified, so off-policy tool calls are denied. Adoption is staged as discovery of agents, tools, MCP servers, and shadow AI, then observation, then enforcement. Founders Tony Pepper and Neil Larkins previously led Egress, acquired by KnowBe4 in 2024; the announcement included no independent tests or customer deployments.
- $16 million pre-seed from AlbionVC, Evolution Equity Partners, and Crane Venture Partners.
- Credentials are reconstructed only after identity, policy, and context checks.
- Rollout is discovery of agents and shadow AI, then observation, then enforcement.
- Provable control and zero credential exposure remain unverified vendor claims.
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Outerlimit has emerged from stealth with $16 million in pre-seed funding to develop a decentralized security and authorization layer for autonomous AI agents. Announced on September 22, 2026, the round was backed by AlbionVC, Evolution Equity Partners, and Crane Venture Partners, making it one of cybersecurity’s largest pre-seed raises, according to the company. The London- […]
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