Akamai Technologies says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LayerX, a provider of browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser technology, as organisations seek more visibility into how employees use generative AI tools and share data with large language models.
The proposed acquisition is intended to extend Akamai’s security controls into the browser, which the company says is where most enterprise work now occurs, including interactions with SaaS AI platforms and autonomous AI agents.
LayerX supports mainstream browsers, positioning its approach as an alternative to proprietary enterprise browsers that require organisations to switch browsers. The company says its technology can provide real-time visibility and control over web interactions such as prompts, file uploads and access to SaaS applications, without infrastructure changes.
“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,” said Mani Sundaram, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security Technology Group, Akamai. “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.”
Akamai said the LayerX technology would sit alongside its existing Zero Trust portfolio, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), runtime protection of AI applications, and workload-level segmentation of AI inference.
“Securing human and agentic AI usage has become one of the defining challenges in enterprise security,” said Or Eshed, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, LayerX. “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.”
LayerX employees, including co-founders Eshed and David Vaisbrud, will join Akamai’s Zero Trust organisation. Akamai described the deal as its fourth Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity acquisition in the past five years.
Under the terms of the agreement, Akamai said it will acquire all outstanding equity of LayerX for approximately US$205 million, after expected purchase price adjustments. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
Akamai said the acquisition is anticipated to be dilutive to its non-GAAP earnings per share by approximately US$0.12 for fiscal year 2026, and that the LayerX business is expected to have annual recurring revenue of around US$10 million at year end.
