Lancaster University spinout Mindgard lands $30M after breaking Cursor, ChatGPT, and Google's AI guardrails

Mindgard raises $30M to handle security for AI models and applications

Mindgard Ltd., a leader in artificial intelligence cybersecurity, announced today that it raised $30 million in early funding to scale up its product in response to significant demand across the industry, given an increase in high-impact vulnerabilities. Album VC led the Series A funding round. Karma Ventures and existing investors also participated, joined by .406 […] The post Mindgard raises $30M to handle security for AI models and applicatio…

Lancaster University spinout Mindgard lands $30M after breaking Cursor, ChatGPT, and Google's AI guardrails

Mindgard has raised $30 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to almost $42 million. The platform has found more than 150 vulnerabilities in AI products, including a zero-day in Cursor and weaknesses in ChatGPT’s guardrails. Two major competitors were acquired in the past year, and the AI security market is expected to reach $56.5 billion by 2033. Researchers found a way to make Cursor’s AI-powered editor run any code without n…