Doxxnet

Agentic Defined Networking platform that lets humans and agents browse, communicate privately and safely.

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

The public internet was built for connection, not privacy.

We built https://t.co/yy3Ya4NQNb because privacy shouldn’t depend on trusting someone else’s servers, policies, or promises.

Today, we’re opening a different path: a Parallel Internet where you and your AI agents control the network. ⬇️

[Barrett Lyon @BarrettLyon]

Today we’re launching https://t.co/RDkfsVglfw, enabling Agentic Defined Networking for everyone. We raised $38M from @a16z, @AnimoVentures and https://t.co/vbtAvydk57.

Create private networks for you and your AI agents, without a server in the middle. 38M+ threats blocked since December.

Our first private-network call was a freedom call. Now it’s your turn.

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

Our CEO and founder @BarrettLyon spoke with @TechJournalist earlier about what we’re doing and why. Check it out in @NetworkWorld ⬇️

[Sean Kerner @TechJournalist]

I've had the good fortune to connect with @BarrettLyon multiple times over the last two decades (Prolexic, https://t.co/WcAP1WM6dY and Netography among others)..but AI isn't like any of those prior networking vendors it changes....everything. Get ready for Agentic Defined Networking
@DoxxnetHQ
https://t.co/v66KGBXP7v

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

Data centers aren’t abstract infrastructure, they are the foundation for faster, more capable, and more resilient digital systems.

As AI expands what people can build and operate, it’s more important than ever to understand the infrastructure making that possible.

@BarrettLyon on separating data-center myths from reality.

[a16z @a16z]

.@DoxxnetHQ founder Barrett Lyon on data center myths versus reality: jobs, talent, and faster internet.

"That's the other thing that's driving me crazy, is people don't understand data centers at all... Data centers have been around for a very, very long time."

"People are being manipulated with this data center thing... It's very interesting to be in the know and then watch this and go, oh my goodness, these people are missing the mark."

"The big data center park in Virginia, you just see bunny rabbits in the field. There's nothing. It's just a big building and a bunch of parking lot and then nothing."

"It brings jobs. The people that work in them aren't getting paid pennies. And it also brings high tech talent. And then also infrastructure, and infrastructure powers everything you do. So if you have a data center nearby, your internet's faster. Things like that work better."

@BarrettLyon @YODELAGARZA

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

Our platform is built for everyone — from regular users browsing to journalists in censored regions reaching the internet through protocols that avoid censorship, @BarrettLyon told @axios

[Barrett Lyon @BarrettLyon]

Privacy was already broken on the internet. The agentic era is about to make it a lot worse.

Thanks to @axios for the exclusive on our $38M Series A led by @a16z.

"The platform allows agents and people to call, message, and transfer files with no server in the middle."

https://t.co/omO4H5qZHe

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

Check out @BarrettLyon on @MTSlive 👇

[Barrett Lyon @BarrettLyon]

Great chatting with @MTSlive about our launch. Starts at 5:53:30 mark. Thank you for having me 🙏

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

We built https://t.co/7Ns3ItiiZl, because it is the network we have always wanted to exist, both for people and agents acting on their behalf. Read more 👇

[TechSnif @techsnif]

Miami-based https://t.co/0OXhMxxDOg, whose platform enables serverless P2P calling, messaging, and file transfers for humans and AI agents, raised a $38M Series A led by a16z

source: https://t.co/qmkkLiEzMP

🦞 every source, every angle: https://t.co/uJVo2YxkIQ

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

We’re just getting started!

[frontrun @frontrunvc]

Today's fundraises. @frontrunvc flagged 4 startups before they were announced. 👇

Average lead time: 82 days.

1. @revnu_app - 132 days ago. $3M seed led by - PXN Equity Finance

2. @PhotonHQ - 97 days ago. $4.5M seed led by @gradientvc

3. @HalluminateAI - 49 days ago. $30M Series A led by @oakhcft

4. @DoxxnetHQ - 49 days ago. $38M Series A led by @a16z

[a16z @a16z]

.@BarrettLyon built the first cloud DDoS-protection service, mapped the entire internet (now on display in New York's Museum of Modern Art), and got chased out of Moscow hunting Russian extortionists.

His new company is https://t.co/7CSqPoBhAR, a parallel internet designed to keep advertisers, trackers, and creepy VPNs out of your life.

Barrett joins a16z's Joel de la Garza to explain what it is and how it works: a private network where messages, calls, and files travel directly between people instead of through someone else's server, and where nobody needs your name, number, or email to reach you.

They also get into why most VPNs are "just entry and exit points," why you can't set policy on equipment you don't own, the day Barrett's plane lost power over Oakland on the way home from a16z, and the data center myths that drive him crazy.

0:50 Meet Barrett Lyon
1:31 Losing an engine over Oakland
7:08 The hacker name behind the company
10:12 Censorship is coming to the US
13:17 Why VPNs barely protect you
14:21 Building a parallel internet
16:30 20GB files with no middleman
17:57 Free VPNs sell you
21:47 Why you must own the hardware
22:27 26 data centers, 12 people, run by AI
25:03 Data centers don't drink water
29:17 What ad trackers know about you
32:35 The DDoS attacks that built Prolexic
36:17 Mapping the internet for $50
39:46 Hunting extortionists in Moscow
41:47 Starlink at Burning Man

YouTube: https://t.co/DaFO40cexH

@BarrettLyon @YODELAGARZA

[RecodeX Pro @RecodeX_Pro]

https://t.co/BmFo8omGnK Raises $38M Series A: When AI Agents Become Network Peers, Can Privacy Be Built Into Architecture Rather Than Promises https://t.co/bfmBp0f0jD

[Nico Berardi⚡ @nicberardi]

@DoxxnetHQ is building something meaningful: what the internet should have been. @BarrettLyon is a legend in the space and a true wunderkind of a technologist. I’ve known Nicolai for a decade and his track record in infrastructure is unique.

Add @YODELAGARZA & @martin_casado from @a16z the leading infrastructure investors of this cycle—and you have something pretty special.

The fact that a company this sophisticated is being built here is a testament to just how far Miami tech has come.

[a16z @a16z]

.@DoxxnetHQ founder Barrett Lyon on data center myths versus reality: jobs, talent, and faster internet.

"That's the other thing that's driving me crazy, is people don't understand data centers at all... Data centers have been around for a very, very long time."

"People are being manipulated with this data center thing... It's very interesting to be in the know and then watch this and go, oh my goodness, these people are missing the mark."

"The big data center park in Virginia, you just see bunny rabbits in the field. There's nothing. It's just a big building and a bunch of parking lot and then nothing."

"It brings jobs. The people that work in them aren't getting paid pennies. And it also brings high tech talent. And then also infrastructure, and infrastructure powers everything you do. So if you have a data center nearby, your internet's faster. Things like that work better."

@BarrettLyon @YODELAGARZA

[Pascal Unger @PascalUnger]

Welcome @DoxxnetHQ!

I'm pretty sure it's been on 24/7 since I first started using it and I (+ my agents) won't use the internet without it on anymore!

Excited for the world to get their hands on what @BarrettLyon and team have been cooking up over the past few months!

[Joel de la Garza @YODELAGARZA]

Everyone deserves privacy. AI is causing tech innovation to move faster and agents are increasingly acting on our behalf. This means that the surface area we need to protect is expanding in a new and bigger way than ever before.

Enter @DoxxnetHQ : security and privacy infrastructure built for the AI age. Founded by the legendary @BarrettLyon , @DoxxnetHQ is building a safer internet for humans and agents alike, designed to put privacy back in our hands.

Proud to announce that we’re leading @DoxxnetHQ Series A, and that I’ll be joining the board. Excited to work with @BarrettLyon on the ambitious mission to reclaim privacy.

[Doxxnet @DoxxnetHQ]

Our founder, @BarrettLyon joins @a16z’s Joel de la Garza to explain what https://t.co/7Ns3ItiQOT is and how it works. Watch now 👉 https://t.co/V0vuOjTgfD

[a16z @a16z]

We're excited to lead doxxnet's Series A.

AI has made it dramatically easier to collect information about people, and agents acting on our behalf expand the surface area we need to protect.

@DoxxnetHQ gives people and their agents a parallel, private network they can build on: browse privately, transfer files directly, connect devices and agents into encrypted meshes, and communicate peer to peer.

@BarrettLyon helped pioneer the modern DDoS defense industry with Prolexic, and has spent more than two decades building networks and defending them against attackers.

Welcome Barrett Lyon and the doxxnet team!

By @YODELAGARZA and @martin_casado