Barndoor AI has launched as the first control plane to allow enterprises to take control of their AI workforce and announced its seed funding of $13.6 million, led by Crosslink Capital, with participation by Preface Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Gaingels, Rob Hayes, Natalie Diggins, Scott & Cyan Banister, and others.
What Barndoor does: Barndoor is the first and only centralized platform to govern and manage AI access, policy, and visibility across enterprises, providing IT and security teams the control they need, and business teams the freedom to move fast.
Through Barndoor AI, enterprises get the following:
1.) Granular Agent Access Controls – Control what each agent can see and do based on specific context – the user operating it, their role in the organization, the service they are accessing, and the specific action they are attempting to take.
2.) Visibility – Get complete telemetry, audit trails, and real-time alerts to surface anomalies, monitor risk and prove compliance. Track agent usage, understand where value is created or where agents are being blocked, and adapt policies to safely scale AI across the enterprise.
3.) Policy Enforcement – Barndoor acts as a policy enforcement layer, inspecting and authorizing every AI agent request before it reaches your systems or alters your data.
4.) Secure Management for Any AI Agent – Manage every agent in one place — no matter where it runs or how it’s built allowing enterprises to stay flexible as new AI tools and platforms develop.
KEY QUOTES:
“Across any organization, dozens of autonomous agents are handling sensitive data, making changes, and introducing real risk. To manage this new AI workforce, IT teams must understand the full context — who’s operating an agent, what their role is, what service they’re accessing, and what action they’re taking. Barndoor sits at that intersection, evaluating every request in context to ensure enterprises stay secure, compliant, and in control.”
Oren Michels, founder and CEO of Barndoor AI
“There’s no question that AI can unlock massive potential — but enterprises are struggling to stay in control as agents proliferate across teams and tools. Barndoor is solving this real and urgent challenge by giving companies the context-aware controls they need to manage AI safely and effectively. Oren and his team pioneered the API management category during the rise of mobile apps — giving enterprises control over how data moved between systems. Barndoor applies that same disciplined approach to AI, and we’re thrilled to support them as they take on one of the most important challenges of the AI era.”
Eric Chin, Partner at Crosslink Capital
