Mindgard

Mindgard is an AI security company spun out of more than a decade of AI security research at Lancaster University. Its platform automates red teaming and runtime protection for the AI models, agents, and applications enterprises build and buy, spanning discovery, testing, and defense across the AI lifecycle. Gartner named Mindgard a representative vendor for AI Security Testing in its 2025 Hype Cycle for Application Security, and the company won Best Cybersecurity Startup and Best AI Security Solution at the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.