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MINDGARD LANDS $30M FOR AI SECURITY TOOLS

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THU, AUG 13, 2026

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Mindgard, a London and Boston-based startup specializing in automated AI security and red-teaming tools, has raised $30M in Series A funding. The capital will fuel expansion across product, engineering, sales, and marketing.

Mindgard provides automated security solutions designed to help organizations identify and address vulnerabilities in AI systems. The red-teaming tools enable companies to stress-test their AI deployments before production. The Series A funding represents significant investor confidence in the growing demand for AI security infrastructure. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, securing these systems against adversarial attacks and prompt injection vulnerabilities has become a critical priority. The fresh capital positions Mindgard to scale operations and capture market share in the emerging AI security sector. The startup plans to expand its teams across core functions, suggesting aggressive growth plans ahead. AI security remains a nascent but rapidly expanding market segment as enterprises grapple with securing generative AI and large language model deployments across their operations.

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