Minimus Overview
Minimus (formerly Gutsy) uses process mining to help organizations visualize and analyze their complex security processes to understand how they actually run, based on observable event data. Minimus connects to all the systems you're already using, continuously mines data about every process execution, and automatically correlates activities across complex security workflows. The company has modules covering identity management, incident response, and vulnerability management, with coverage for more process families coming soon.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$51.0MOct 2023
Latest News
growth-positive
Gutsy rebrands as Minimus: Twistlock founders return with a new security play | CTech
Minimus, formerly known as Gutsy, has launched publicly with a mission to transform how organizations handle application vulnerabilities. Founded by the team behind Twistlock, Minimus raised $51 million in a Seed round from YL Ventures and Mayfield in October 2023. The company focuses on a preventive approach by offering minimal container images and virtual machines to eliminate over 95% of vulnerabilities, addressing the growing concern over software supply chain security. With the backing of experienced cybersecurity investors, Minimus aims to provide a sustainable security solution by simplifying the software foundation.
Investment
growth-positive
Gutsy launches with huge $51M seed to bring process mining to security | TechCrunch
Gutsy, a cybersecurity startup founded by the team behind Twistlock, has emerged from stealth with a $51 million seed round led by YL Ventures and Mayfield. The company applies process mining techniques to cybersecurity, providing a high-resolution map of various processes and their security implications. The company has been working with a handful of design partners to refine the idea and is now looking to work with a broader set of companies. The company currently has 24 employees and is not looking to expand until it gets a better feel for the market.
InvestmentExpand
Growth-Positive
Gutsy gains $51M seed round, one of cybersecurity's largest this year
Cybersecurity startup Gutsy has emerged from stealth with a seed funding round of $51 million, one of the largest in the sector. The company aims to revolutionize security governance through process mining. The funding round was led by YL Ventures. Gutsy was founded by serial entrepreneurs Ben Bernstein, Dima Stopel, and John Morello, who were part of the founding team of Twistlock, a pioneer in cloud-native security. Gutsys platform provides IT and security teams with the tools to create, improve, and optimize process mining and security governance across a range of apps, tools, and systems.
Investment
| Sector | Cyber Security |
Funding
| Total funding | $51M |
| Last funding | $51M |
| Stage | Seed |
| Rounds | 1 |
| Investors | 5 |
Team Members
3
Employees: 51-200
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.minimus.io/ |
Locations
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Photos & Videos
2 item(s)
Minimus Business
Business models
B2B
Product stage
Beta
Employees
51-200
Sector
Cyber SecurityGRC & VulnerabilityTarget Customer
Enterprise & Professional ServicesITEnterprisesCore Technology
Platforms & InterfacesSoftwareTags (5)
cyber-securitydata-governancevulnerability-managementidentity-verificationincident-responseMinimus Financials
$51M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$51M
Last funding
Seed
Funding stage
1
Total rounds
5
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$51.0MOct 2023
Private Equity Funding
Seed
Oct 2023
$51M
YL Ventures (Lead), Mayfield Fund (Lead)
,
Mickey Boodaei, George Kurtz, Assaf Rappaport
Minimus Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$51.0MOct 2023
All Events
Seed
Oct 2023
$51M
YL Ventures (Lead), Mayfield Fund (Lead)
,
Mickey Boodaei, George Kurtz, Assaf Rappaport
Minimus News
3 articles
growth-positive
Gutsy rebrands as Minimus: Twistlock founders return with a new security play | CTech
Minimus, formerly known as Gutsy, has launched publicly with a mission to transform how organizations handle application vulnerabilities. Founded by the team behind Twistlock, Minimus raised $51 million in a Seed round from YL Ventures and Mayfield in October 2023. The company focuses on a preventive approach by offering minimal container images and virtual machines to eliminate over 95% of vulnerabilities, addressing the growing concern over software supply chain security. With the backing of experienced cybersecurity investors, Minimus aims to provide a sustainable security solution by simplifying the software foundation.
Investment
growth-positive
Gutsy launches with huge $51M seed to bring process mining to security | TechCrunch
Gutsy, a cybersecurity startup founded by the team behind Twistlock, has emerged from stealth with a $51 million seed round led by YL Ventures and Mayfield. The company applies process mining techniques to cybersecurity, providing a high-resolution map of various processes and their security implications. The company has been working with a handful of design partners to refine the idea and is now looking to work with a broader set of companies. The company currently has 24 employees and is not looking to expand until it gets a better feel for the market.
InvestmentExpand
Growth-Positive
Gutsy gains $51M seed round, one of cybersecurity's largest this year
Cybersecurity startup Gutsy has emerged from stealth with a seed funding round of $51 million, one of the largest in the sector. The company aims to revolutionize security governance through process mining. The funding round was led by YL Ventures. Gutsy was founded by serial entrepreneurs Ben Bernstein, Dima Stopel, and John Morello, who were part of the founding team of Twistlock, a pioneer in cloud-native security. Gutsys platform provides IT and security teams with the tools to create, improve, and optimize process mining and security governance across a range of apps, tools, and systems.
Investment
Minimus Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 51-200 |
| Exact count | 64 |
| Team members | 3 |
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 83/100 |
| Missing | sector, markets, not claimed |
| BI Verification | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Registrar ID | 516697836 |
| Creator | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Creator email | yanina.wainscheinker@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z |