Airia, an enterprise AI security and orchestration platform, has secured $100m in funding to accelerate its mission of enabling organisations to safely deploy and scale AI.
The investment comes directly from co-founder John Marshall, who previously co-founded AirWatch, acquired by VMware for $1.54bn, and served as co-chairman of OneTrust until 2023. Marshall is backing Airia with $100m of his own capital, with $50m already invested and a further $50m pledged.
Founded in 2024, Airia has quickly established itself as a key player in enterprise AI adoption. The company offers technology that helps businesses deploy AI securely while maintaining governance and control. Its platform provides orchestration, compliance safeguards and enterprise-grade protections to address risks such as fragmented deployments and unclear ROI.
Airia intends to use the funding to fuel further innovation in AI security, expand into new industries and markets, and continue developing its governance and orchestration layer. The company has already built a portfolio of patents, with dozens more pending, to strengthen its position in secure and scalable AI infrastructure.
Since emerging from stealth just 12 months ago, the firm has onboarded more than 300 enterprise customers worldwide and attracted thousands of organisations to its free starter tier. It now employs 150 people across five continents, with offices in Atlanta, Singapore, London, Dubai, Melbourne, Sophia and Bangalore.
John Marshall, chairman of Airia, said, “Enterprises are racing to adopt AI, but many are running into the same obstacles: security risks, fragmented deployments, and unclear ROI. We started Airia to give enterprises a safer and simpler path to AI adoption, one that combines orchestration, governance, and security from the start. I believe so strongly in this mission that I’m backing it personally with $100 million of my own capital.”
Kevin Kiley, CEO of Airia, said, “Airia was built for this moment. With startup agility and a proven team seasoned in guiding global enterprises through previous technological shifts, we’re helping organizations deploy AI securely today while building the governance and orchestration layer the industry will rely on for the next decade.”
Industry analysts have also pointed to the urgency of secure AI adoption. According to Gartner, at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI by 2028, but more than 40% of projects risk cancellation by 2027 due to high costs, limited business value or inadequate risk controls. IDC research director Kathy Lange said Airia’s platform is designed to help enterprises avoid these pitfalls by delivering transparency, flexibility and built-in safeguards.
The latest funding underlines the strong commitment of its leadership team to help organisations harness AI responsibly and securely while fostering innovation across industries.
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