The cybersecurity landscape is under siege on two fronts: Application Vulnerabilities and the threat from “Shadow AI.” But Mayfield‘s portfolio is fighting back!
Today at RSAC 2025, we’re launching Minimus, a breakthrough in application security. Backed by a $51M seed round with our friends at YL Ventures, Minimus eliminates 95% of software supply chain vulnerabilities, giving CISOs and developers freedom from the endless cycle of detection and patching. Furthermore, Minimus is an AI-native company that utilizes AI extensively in the development of its products.
SOC analysts are overwhelmed by false positives and manual work, and detection engineers are hindered by clunky tools and complex code. Minimus changes the game by providing secure, minimal container images and virtual machines that seamlessly replace existing artifacts, thereby slashing risk and friction in the development workflow.
This launch comes hot on the heels of another crucial development. A few weeks ago, we introduced Aurascape, which provides AI-native security for enterprises where employees increasingly use a wide range of often-unsanctioned AI tools. This “shadow AI” creates vulnerabilities that traditional security products, such as firewalls, proxies, and SSE, cannot decipher. Aurascape addresses this with observability (visibility and risk/response analysis), AI-native protection (data security and threat prevention), and automated policies and remediation, enabling AI visibility, risk reduction, and secure AI copilot deployment.
Minimus and Aurascape were both founded by stellar teams and represent a new wave of proactive AI-era security companies. Don’t miss my video conversation with Ben Bernstein and Moinul Khan, the visionary CEOs behind these companies.
