August 14, 2025
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Archestra raises $3.3M to secure enterprise use of AI agents and MCP servers
Archestra Inc., a startup providing a platform for artificial intelligence agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, announced it has raised $3.3 million in new funding to develop its open-source, security-first platform for safely deploying AI agents and MCP servers in enterprise environments. Founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneurs Matvey Kukuy and Ildar Iskhakov, Archestra builds on their previous successes with incident management platform Amixr (acquired by Grafana Labs in 2021) and AIOps platform Keep Alerting Ltd. (acquired by Elastic Inc. in May 2025). Archestra offers an open-source platform designed to help nontechnical teams securely connect AI agents to enterprise data using MCP. Introduced by Anthropic PBC in 2024, MCP enables AI systems to integrate with external tools, databases, and APIs. However, MCP carries significant security and compliance risks if not properly managed. Archestra addresses these challenges by providing an enterprise-ready solution that allows organizations to safely adopt MCP without granting AI agents unrestricted or unsafe access to sensitive systems. The platform acts as an "MCP orchestrator," adding critical layers of security, orchestration, guardrails, context management, and dynamic permission controls. This allows enterprises to set clear boundaries for AI agent behavior, such as limiting access to specific datasets or workflows, while enabling powerful, human-in-the-loop AI automations. The open-source nature of the platform ensures transparency, allowing businesses to inspect and trust the security model before deployment. Whether a human resource manager is connecting AI to employee onboarding systems or a finance team is automating contract reviews, Archestra ensures that the benefits of MCP can be realized without exposing organizations to data leaks, compliance breaches, or operational disruptions. "MCP is unlocking a new frontier for AI agents and initiating a major shift for the whole iPaaS market. But today, it’s completely unsuitable for the enterprise," said co-founder and CEO Matvey Kukuy. "We’re building the security-first solution that will change this. Our open-source platform means anyone, whether you’re an engineer or an HR rep, can safely and impactfully integrate AI agents into their workflow." The pre-seed funding round included investments from Zero Prime Ventures, Celero Ventures, RTP Global Management, and Aloniq Inc. Ariel Rahamim, principal at Concept Ventures, commented, "Just as APIs became the foundational building blocks for internet infrastructure, MCPs are emerging as the connective tissue for improving the context layer of AI tools within enterprise. Archestra is building the infrastructure layer this ecosystem needs."Source: Archestra raises $3.3M to secure enterprise use of AI agents and MCP servers - SiliconANGLE