Startup · United States
Mindgard
HQ Boston, MassachusettsFounded 202211-50 employeesUpdated
Discover, assess and red team AI models, agents and applications with Mindgard’s attacker-aligned AI security solutions.
Funding3 rounds · ~$41.9M
- Equity raised
- ~$41.9M
- Latest
- $30.0MSeries A · Aug 12, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Series A | $30.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Undisclosed | ~$8.2M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Seed | ~$3.7M | — | IQ Capital | — | Reported |
- Series A$30.0MAug 12, 2026
- Undisclosed~$8.2MDec 20, 2024
- SeedLed by IQ Capital~$3.7MSep 5, 2023
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Systems1
- MindgardAI security platform for assessing vulnerabilities in models, agents, and applications.
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Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information management and cybersecurity | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Red-teaming and security assessment for AI models and applications; cybersecurity is a defense-sector technology, but no defense or government use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Red-teaming and security assessment for AI models and applications; cybersecurity is a defense-sector technology, but no defense or government use is stated.—Reported
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People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Garraghan | Founder and Chief Science Officer |
| James Brear | Chief Executive Officer |
Sources5
Profile2
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Mindgard · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Discover, assess and red team AI models, agents and applications with Mindgard’s attacker-aligned AI security solutions.”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "6b83166c-1c09-4f09-b095-21d675e1e799"}”
Systems1
- 3
Mindgard · Supports System
“Mindgard is an offensive AI security platform that examines AI from an attacker’s perspective. It performs reconnaissance to understand the target, plans attack paths using proprietary intelligence, and conducts adaptive attacks across models, agents, applications, and connected tools. This enables security teams to find, prove, and remediate the vulnerabilities most likely to create material business risk.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseMindgard company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Venture Round, 2024-12-20, GBP 6,500,000, lead: .406 Ventures”
People1
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councils.forbes.com · Supports Role
“Peter Garraghan is Founder and Chief Science Officer of Mindgard, Professor in Computer Science at Lancaster University, and fellow of the UK Engineering Physical Sciences and Research Council (EPSRC).”
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