A

Arcade AI

AI-powered authentication platform for developers

Website

Overview

Arcade AI provides an AI-driven platform for developers and enterprises to streamline authentication workflows and integrate AI tool calls. It offers pre-built connectors that let users start building in minutes and easily connect apps to authentication services and AI tools. The platform specializes in authentication and AI integration, offering ready-made tooling to simplify complex tasks and enable faster setup for enterprise needs. Its goal is to improve security and operational efficiency by making AI-powered authentication and tool usage easier to implement and manage.

Work here?Claim your company

About Arcade AI

Simplify's Rating
Why Arcade AI is rated
B
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareCybersecurityAI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$72M

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Founded

2024

Get referred to Arcade AI

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's take

What believers are saying

  • Arcade raised $60 million in June 2026, financing aggressive product expansion.
  • The August 2026 Smithery acquisition gave Arcade tens of thousands of MCP listings.
  • November 2026 releases added Enterprise MCP Hosting and registry beta monetization options.

What critics are saying

  • Open source MCP runtimes can commoditize Arcade's registry and authorization layers by 2027.
  • Smithery integration concentrates registry value; a rival registry shift would weaken Arcade's moat fast.
  • If enterprises standardize on native platform runtimes, Arcade becomes a replaceable middleware vendor.

What makes Arcade AI unique

  • Arcade bundles MCP runtime, registry, auth, and audit logging in one platform.
  • Its November 2026 registry exposes 8,000-plus agent tools across major enterprise systems.
  • Arcade Deploy lets enterprises host custom MCP servers with policy enforcement immediately.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Funding

Total Funding

$72M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$15M
$8.2M
$15M
$30M
$60M

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Wellness Program
  • Mental Health Support
  • Company Equity
  • Stock Options
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Phone/Internet Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%
Yahoo
Aug 11th, 2026
Arcade acquires Smithery to control MCP registry and runtime layer

Arcade.dev has acquired Smithery, a public registry and hosting platform for Model Context Protocol servers. The deal, announced on 5 August, brought Smithery co-founder Anirudh Kamath onto the Arcade team. Financial terms were not disclosed. Smithery's registry grew to tens of thousands of entries, allowing developers to discover and run MCP servers quickly. Arcade provides a secure action layer that handles authorisation and auditing for AI agents in production environments. Arcade raised a $60 million Series A in June, led by SYN Ventures with participation from Morgan Stanley and Wipro, bringing total funding to $72 million. The acquisition combines Smithery's registry with Arcade's governance layer, creating a unified platform for enterprises deploying AI agents. Arcade says its benchmark found only 0.5% of over 43,400 indexed MCP servers earned an A grade based on tool behaviour quality.

Business Wire
Jun 15th, 2026
Arcade Raises $60M to Become the Secure Action Layer Behind Every Production AI Agent

Arcade.dev, the secure action layer for production AI agents, today announced $60 million in Series A funding led by SYN Ventures, with strategic investment ...

PR Newswire
Apr 23rd, 2026
Akto partners with Langchain, Portkey, and LiteLLM to embed AI agent security across enterprise infrastructure

Akto, an AI agent security platform, has announced partnerships with Langchain, Portkey, TrueFoundry, Arcade, and LiteLLM to provide real-time defence against prompt injection, uncontrolled tool access and data leakage in AI agent deployments. The integrations embed Akto's runtime guardrails and observability directly into AI infrastructure platforms that enterprises already use, requiring no additional implementation work. This addresses a critical gap, as 79% of enterprises reportedly have limited visibility into AI agent runtime execution. The partnerships enable automated protection across the AI agent stack, from gateways and runtimes to frameworks and deployment platforms. Akto's technology inspects tool calls and responses in real-time, blocking injections, redacting sensitive data and enforcing policies before agents perform actions. The company raised $295 million across three funding rounds.

FinSMEs
Mar 18th, 2025
Arcade.dev Raises $12M in Seed Funding

Arcade.dev, a San Francisco, CA-based company helping AI agents securely take real-world actions on behalf of a user, raised $12M in Seed funding

Recently Posted Jobs

Sign up to get curated job recommendations

Arcade AI is Hiring for 6 Jobs on Simplify!

Find jobs on Simplify and start your career today

Don't see your dream role? Check out thousands of other roles on Simplify.Browse all jobs