Neo exits stealth with $100M from a16z and Bessemer to build a control layer for agentic AI software
Neo emerged from stealth on Monday with $100 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures also participating. The company, founded by former SentinelOne, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks executives, is building what it calls a real-time control layer for agentic software in the enterprise. The problem […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Published: 20 July 2026
Source: The Next Web AI
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 21 July 2026
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