- Raised $51M Seed round led by YL Ventures, Sep 2023
About
Minimus, previously known as Gutsy, is an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by the team behind Twistlock. The company focuses on preventing application vulnerabilities by providing secure, minimal container images and virtual machines that serve as drop-in replacements for existing software components across development pipelines. Their platform aims to eliminate over 95% of software supply chain vulnerabilities by building images from scratch with only the necessary software, significantly reducing the attack surface. Minimus also offers an Image Creator feature, allowing customers to build and manage their own hardened container images. Minimus also offers Minimus Supply Chain Protection and minicli for securing software dependencies and managing custom container images as code.
Funding history · 1 round · $51.0M total
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Q&A
- What is Minimus's primary business and how does it operate?
- Minimus (formerly Gutsy) provides security governance solutions. It uses process mining to visualize and analyze complex security processes based on observable event data, connecting to existing systems to continuously mine and correlate data across security workflows.
- When was Minimus founded and where is it headquartered?
- Minimus was founded in October 2022 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
- What was Minimus's most recent funding round?
- In October 2023, Minimus raised $51,000,000 in a seed round. The lead investors were YL Ventures and Mayfield Fund.
- What is the total amount of funding Minimus has raised to date?
- Minimus has raised a total of $51,000,000 USD.
- What specific security areas does Minimus's product cover?
- Minimus offers modules covering identity management, incident response, and vulnerability management, with plans to expand to more process families.
- What is Minimus's primary sector classification?
- Minimus's primary sector is Cyber Security.
- Does Minimus have any offices outside of Israel?
- Yes, Minimus has an office in Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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External links
| Website | minimus.io/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/104413841 | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/@minimusio |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | MINIMUS LTD |
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| Former names | XT Security, Gutsy |
| Founded | 2022-10 |
| Employees (exact) | 72 |
| Offices | Baton Rouge |
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Patents
| EPO | 15 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 1 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | minimus.io |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 12 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 516697836 |
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| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2022-10-27 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2024 |
| Active charges / liens | 2 |
| Registry events | 2 — charge (2) |
| Registered address | קורן 12 הרצליה |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
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| 2026-02-22 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-02-10 | רישום שעבוד |