Phaze secures US$8.75 million seed round for shared remote computing
The startup’s service lets employees and AI agents use pooled workstations, with agent connections still labeled experimental.
Remote-computing startup Phaze has secured US$8.75 million in seed funding, the company said, with a16z leading the investment. The Utah-based business was founded by the team behind Parsec and provides remote machines for both human workers and AI agents.
Investors in the round also included Makers Fund, Indie, Lerer Hippeau and NextView. Phaze’s chief executive is Benjy Boxer, whose previous company, Parsec, was acquired by Unity in 2021 for US$320 million.
Phaze says businesses can allocate a shared pool of computers as needed rather than purchase a high-end workstation for every employee. Engineers and designers can use the remote hardware for demanding design and 3D software, while agents can operate applications and control screens.
The company labels its agent connections through MCP, a standard that links AI systems to tools, as experimental. A demonstration showed a Slack bot receiving an IT support request, logging into the requester’s computer and bringing in a human when it could not proceed. Agents have no more access than the users they serve.
