capital · May 18, 2026

Akamai Technologies to Acquire LayerX for $205 Million to Add AI Usage Controls

Akamai Technologies entered into a definitive agreement on May 14, 2026 to acquire LayerX for approximately $205 million after purchase price adjustments. LayerX provides browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser technology that works on popular browsers without infrastructure changes. The deal adds real-time visibility and control over AI prompts, file uploads, and SaaS applications including agentic browsers such as Atlas and Comet. LayerX co-founders Or Eshed and David Vaisbrud will join Akamai’s Zero Trust organization and the acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.