Scalekit, the brainchild of the team that developed Freshworks’ authentication platform, has launched its authentication stack designed specifically for AI agents. The launch coincides with a $5.5 million seed funding round led by Together Fund and Z47, with participation from notable angel investors including Adam Frankl, Oliver Jay, and Jagadeesh Kunda.
For two decades, traditional identity systems have been predicated on human logins. However, the rise of AI agents accessing business applications and APIs necessitates a new paradigm. Gartner forecasts that by 2028, a quarter of enterprise breaches will originate from compromised AI agents. Current identity stacks, designed for browser logins, leave developers with the dilemma of over-privileging agents or implementing complex, fragile workarounds.
“Software has historically focused on blocking bots. Now, business apps must authenticate agents and define their data access privileges,” says Satya Devarakonda, co-founder and CEO of Scalekit. “Scalekit verifies agent identities and enforces precise, least-privilege access through a simple toolkit.”
Ravi Madabhushi, co-founder and CTO, adds, “Having scaled authentication for over 50,000 businesses at Freshworks, we anticipated the need for identities residing in code. Scalekit offers short-lived scoped tokens and plug-in tools to secure agentic workflows.”
Pranay Desai, Managing Director at Z47, notes, “Authentication is a critical, often invisible, layer of software. Ensuring its effectiveness for autonomous agents is paramount. Satya and Ravi bring extensive experience in enterprise authentication and the vision to reinvent it for the AI era.”
Girish Mathrubootham, Founding Partner, Together Fund, states, “AI agents are becoming primary users of business software, and existing identity stacks are inadequate. Scalekit recognized this early and has built the necessary agent identity infrastructure. We believe this will support billions of agent identities.”
Scalekit’s stack offers developers a plug-and-play solution for agentic workflows. It enables teams to establish secure OAuth 2.1 servers swiftly, granting agents secure access to applications like Gmail, Slack, HubSpot, and Notion. This allows developers to concentrate on AI features while Scalekit manages the underlying identity infrastructure, ensuring agent power and containment.
Scalekit’s core features include:
- Agent-first identity system
- Drop-in OAuth 2.1 for MCP servers
- Authentication and actions layer for AI Agents
- Modular authentication modules for human workflows: SSO, 2FA, Magiclinks
As enterprises integrate autonomous agents, robust identity management will be crucial. Scalekit aims to be the standard for agent identity, backed by fresh capital, industry experience, and a forward-looking roadmap.
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