Workato today launched the industry’s first fully managed enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform, backed by partners including Anthropic, AWS, Atlassian, and Box. The release directly targets the security and governance bottleneck that has prevented organizations from deploying AI agents at scale.

While MCP has emerged as a promising standard for connecting AI agents to business applications, the thousands of available open-source MCP servers lack the enterprise-grade controls required for production environments. This has created a critical infrastructure gap, trapping many agentic AI initiatives in the pilot phase.

Refold AI emerged from stealth with $6.5M in seed funding to tackle enterprise system integration through AI agents, addressing what the company calls the “integration tax” that costs enterprises billions annually in consultant fees and project delays.

The Bengaluru and San Mateo-based startup’s platform deploys autonomous agents to write, test, and maintain complex enterprise integrations—work traditionally requiring armies of billable-hours contractors from firms like Accenture and Infosys.

The Enterprise Integration Bottleneck

Enterprise system integration represents a massive operational bottleneck where companies spend months and six-figure budgets connecting disparate software systems. The traditional approach relies heavily on human consultants who manually map data flows, write custom code, and maintain integrations as systems evolve.