Neo exits stealth with $100M from a16z and Bessemer to build a control layer for agentic AI software

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Neo raised $100M from a16z and Bessemer to build a real-time control layer for agentic AI software in enterprises. 5% of apps were agentic in 2025. 40% will be by end of 2026.

Neo emerged from stealth on Monday with $100 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures also participating. The company, founded by former SentinelOne, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks executives, is building what it calls a real-time control layer for agentic software in the enterprise. The problem it addresses: AI agents are being embedded into browsers, developer tools, SaaS platforms, and legacy applications faster than security teams can track them.

The scale of the shift is the pitch. Only 5% of enterprise applications had agentic capabilities in 2025, according to Gartner. By the end of 2026, 40% will. That means software that can reason, act, invoke tools, chain...

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