Phaze raises $8.75M seed to let AI agents access company workstations remotely
Phaze, a Utah-based startup, secured $8.75 million in seed funding led by a16z to develop a remote-access platform for both employees and AI agents. The round includes participation from Indie, NextView, Makers Fund, and Lerer Hippeau. Founded by former Parsec executives, Phaze aims to combine high-performance remote desktop capabilities with tools for managing shared workstation infrastructure,…
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- Phaze raised $8.75M seed from a16z and other investors to build remote-access infrastructure for AI agents and employees
- Company claims its platform lets organizations share workstations between humans and agents, reducing hardware costs
- Enterprise API enables automated machine assignment and permission controls, with experimental agent-computer integration
Phaze’s product focuses on seamless remote access for tasks like software testing, CAD design, and IT support. Its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables agents to interact with remote desktops via desktop or command line, though the integration is currently labeled experimental. The company also offers an Enterprise API for administrators to automate machine assignments and integrate access controls with existing workflows. Examples include a Slack-based IT support bot that escalates to human intervention when needed and a Render Buddy tool for monitoring long-running processes. Phaze emphasizes continuity in workflows, ensuring agents can hand off tasks to humans and vice versa without losing context.
Phaze Raises $8.75M Seed Led by a16z for Human and AI Agent Remote Access
Unite.AI · 4 November 2026
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