Mindgard raises $30m in Series A funding led by Album VC to expand product development and commercial operations.
The Series A round was led by Album VC with participation from Karma Ventures,.406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital and Lakestar.
≈ £22.2M at $1 = £0.7412 on 13 Aug 2026
Mindgard develops automated AI security and red-teaming software that helps enterprises discover vulnerabilities, monitor applications and defend against emerging threats.
Mindgard has secured $30m in Series A funding to support its ongoing expansion across product development, engineering, sales and marketing. The Lancaster University spinout completed the round with backing from Album VC, which led the financing, alongside new participant Karma Ventures and returning investors.406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital and Lakestar. The investment brings the company total capital raised to nearly $42m.
Emerging from a research lab at Lancaster University, the startup builds automated red-teaming software that simulates real attacker behaviour to uncover vulnerabilities in models, agents and applications. The platform has previously identified significant security flaws in mainstream artificial intelligence tools, including zero-day vulnerabilities and guardrail bypasses.
The capital infusion arrives as the enterprise artificial intelligence security sector undergoes rapid consolidation, marked by several high-profile acquisitions of competing firms over the past year. Mindgard plans to use the fresh resources to scale its technical capabilities and commercial reach as demand for specialised artificial intelligence defence infrastructure grows.
From the founder
"AI is creating an entirely new attack surface, and organisations need a fundamentally different approach to securing it. We don’t just automate attacks. We operationalize expertise, turning the knowledge of leading AI security researchers and offensive security practitioners into the capabilities every enterprise needs to secure their AI"
James Brear
chief executive at Mindgard
Investor perspective
"Organisations are moving AI into critical operations without security infrastructure designed for how these systems operate in practice. Mindgard has translated deep research and elite offensive-security expertise into a continuously evolving capability that enables enterprises to stay ahead of emerging AI threats"
Ty Boswell
partner, Album
Use of funds
- 01Continue product development
- 02Invest in sales and marketing
