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Arcade

Authorization and tool infrastructure for AI agents.

Safety & Red-teaming Tools & Integrations

Arcade (arcade.dev) builds the identity and authorization layer for agents — OAuth-backed tool execution, credential management and fine-grained access control so agents can act on a user's behalf without inheriting god-mode credentials. Raised a $60M Series A in 2026.

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FundingArcade · Jun 10, 2026

Arcade raises $60M Series A for agent authorization

Arcade.dev raises a $60M Series A for its agent authorization layer — OAuth-backed tool execution and credential management so agents act on users' behalf without god-mode access. 'What agents can do' joins execution and governance as a funded category of the harness stack.

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