Island
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
Island is the Enterprise Browser and agentic control plane that gives organizations visibility, governance, and security over how employees and AI agents interact with data and applications. Island was founded in 2020. The company is led by Mike Fey. Based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Total funding raised: $1.14B. Latest round: Series F. Key investors include Evolution Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Coatue Management, Prysm Capital, Cyberstarts, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Alta Park Capital, Georgian, G Squared, Squarepoint, Canapi Ventures.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Total funding
- $1.14B
Value proposition
Island embeds enterprise security, access, and productivity controls directly into the browser and extends that control plane across endpoints, networks, and data — giving CIOs/CISOs a single governance and audit layer for both human and AI agent activity.
Products and solutions
Enterprise Browser, Enterprise AI (governance for AI agents/models), Enterprise Network (modern SASE), solutions for BYOD, 3rd-party contractor access, M&A onboarding, privileged access management, VDI reduction, zero trust.
Unique value
First-mover 'Enterprise Browser' category creator, now extending into an 'agentic control plane' that unifies last-mile control, network, data, identity, and observability layers to govern both human employees and AI agents in real time.
Target customer
Large enterprises across financial services, healthcare, government, retail, manufacturing, BPOs, and education needing secure BYOD, contractor access, SaaS governance, and AI agent oversight.
Industries served
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Higher/K-12 Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Business Process Outsourcing
Technology advantage
Chromium-based enterprise browser with built-in policy engine, DLP, and audit trail; unified control plane spanning browser, endpoint, SASE network, and data layers purpose-built for AI agent governance and observability.
How they differentiate
Purpose-built Enterprise Browser (not a retrofitted consumer browser) combined with expansion into a full 'agentic control plane' governing AI agents across browser, endpoint, network, and data — versus competitors' point solutions or add-ons to consumer browsers.
Main competitors
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Browser (formerly Talon), Chrome Enterprise Premium, Microsoft Edge for Business
Key partnerships
Cloud Service Provider and channel partner program, recognized by Gartner Peer Insights (Customers' Choice 2026) and Frost & Sullivan (2026 Global Zero Trust Browser Security Company of the Year), CNBC Disruptor 50 (2026).
Notable customers
Pfizer, Hendrick Motorsports, Mattress Firm, TaskUs, Swiss Life, The Bank of Marion, ED&F Man, Brightline
Major milestones
2020: Founded by Mike Fey and Dan Amiga, 2022: Series A ($100M) and product launch, Oct 2023: Series C at $1.5B valuation, Apr 2024: Series D at $3B valuation, Mar 2025: Series E at $4.8B valuation, Sept 2026: Series F ($400M) at $6.4B valuation, expanding into 'agentic control plane' for AI-agent governance, named to CNBC Disruptor 50 (2026).
Growth metrics
1,000 employees; ARR has doubled every fiscal year since 2022 launch; 450+ enterprise customers as of March 2025; valuation grew from $1.5B (Oct 2023) to $6.4B (Sept 2026).
Market positioning
Category creator and leader in Enterprise Browser security, now positioning as the governance layer for the enterprise AI-agent era, valued at $6.4B as of Sept 2026.
Geographic focus
Global (US-led), enterprise customers worldwide; offices in Dallas, London, Tel Aviv.
About Mike Fey
Ex-President & COO at Symantec; Ex-CTO at Intel Security/McAfee; Co-founded Island in 2020.
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Official website: https://www.island.io