Portkey
Portkey is a cybersecurity company specializing in AI Security, founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It has raised $18M in equity across 3 priced rounds, employs about 18 people, and was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2026.
updated Oct 11, 2026
Latest Portkey news and company activity
What Portkey did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Apr 2026AcquiredPalo Alto Networks to Acquire Portkey to Secure the Rise of AI Agents
- Mar 2026PartnershipPortkey AI Gateway Security Partnership with Akto
- Mar 2026Product launchPortkey Open Sources Its AI Gateway
- Feb 2026Funding round
Portkey funding
Portkey has raised $18M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Series A in February 2026. It has 3 funding rounds on record: Seed, Seed, and Series A. 3 investors are on record, including Elevation Capital and NetApp Excellerator.
- Equity raised
- $18M3 priced rounds
- Last round
- Series AFeb 2026
Portkey employees and hiring
As of September 2026, Portkey has about 18 employees, down 5% over the last 30 days.
- Employees
- 18
- 30-day change
- -5%
- Open roles
- 0
Portkey competitors
Competitors of Portkey include SlashLLM, Airia, and Vijil. 48 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
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