Arcade, founded in 2023, develops an MCP (Model Context Protocol) runtime designed for secure agent authorization, reliable tools, and governance. The platform enables AI agents to take real actions in production enterprise environments, connecting to business systems such as Gmail, Slack, Salesforce, and GitHub.
The company has raised $72 million in total funding, including a $60 million Series A round and $12 million in seed capital. Its team draws on experience from companies including Okta, Snowflake, Redis, Airbyte, and MongoDB.
Arcade authored the MCP tool authorization specification and sits on MCP security and governance steering committees. The company is SOC 2 compliant, reflecting a focus on enterprise-grade security and trust for organizations deploying AI agents at scale.
