The Desk Summary
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Portkey to Secure AI Agents
Brief
Palo Alto Networks on April 30 announced its intent to acquire Portkey, an AI Gateway provider, for an undisclosed sum. Portkey processes trillions of tokens per month and provides a centralized control plane for managing autonomous AI agents. The deal, expected to close in Palo Alto Networks' fiscal fourth quarter of 2026, will integrate Portkey into the Prisma AIRS platform to secure agent-to-agent communications.
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, has announced its intent to acquire Portkey, a pioneer in AI Gateways, in an add-on transaction.
Portkey provides a centralized control plane for managing and protecting autonomous AI agents, processing trillions of tokens per month with low latency for agent-to-agent communication.
The acquisition will integrate Portkey into Palo Alto Networks' Prisma AIRS platform to secure AI interactions, enforce governance policies, and ensure mission-critical reliability...
Deal details
- Buyer
- Palo Alto Networks
- Sponsor
- Needs Verification
- Target
- Portkey
- Platform
- Palo Alto Networks
- Deal type
- Add-on
- Announced
- May 1, 2026
- Status
- announced